Surgical procedures for mastopexy and reduction mammaplasty

Details Surgical procedures for mastopexy and reduction mammaplasty Surgical procedures for mastopexy and reduction mammaplasty

1995-04-24

1997-10-14

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Miscellaneous

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A61B 1900

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056761619

ABSTRACT:
A mastopexy or mammaplasty procedure to reshape and/or reduce the size of sagging breasts includes the steps of making a generally anchor-shaped incision having a bottom line along the inframammary crease, using a circular cutter to form the top portion of the incision and an incision around the areola to reduce the diameter thereof, after removing excess skin inside the incision, and breast tissue in the case of mammaplasty, shifting the areola, nipple and underlying breast tissue upward to position the areola
ipple complex within the circular top portion, pulling the flaps of skin formed to the sides of the incision down and around the areola and underneath same, and then suturing adjacent skin edges to complete the lifting and reshaping.

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