Authors: Niamh Corduff G I Taylor
Publish Date: 2009/05/13
Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 377-385
Abstract
The goal of a mastopexy is to restore the shape and volume of the breast after ptosis of the breast Ptosis occurs commonly in response to aging and breastfeeding A low nipple position on the breast mound can be corrected by addressing the skin envelope but maintenance of upper pole fullness and a youthful shape of the breast is the challenge to surgeons To address this techniques using local glandular flaps and implants have been suggested A new technique has been created with regard to a detailed knowledge of the breast gland’s vascular anatomy The lower breast gland is raised as a large vascularized flap and rotated into a pocket beneath the upper pole The operative procedure is presented together with the experience of the first author with a consecutive series of 25 patients
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