In-operation adjusting in inferior pedicle technique reduction mammaplasty / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To overcome inflexible disadvantage in reduction mammaplasty design.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Preoperation, locating approximately new nipple position and redundant breast skin range. In operation, reshaping unfinished breast shape and locating new nipple-areola position finally in near elective position, breast is reduced using inferior pedicle technique.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>From August, 1995, 34 cases were performed using this method. After 3 - 18 months' follow-up, the result show that there isn't obvious complication, new breast shape is natural, nipple--areola sense exist.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>This design method is simple, flexible, operation is safe, effect is reliable.</p>