Treatment of the Breast’s Lateral Pole: Adjuvant Maneuver to Pitanguy’s Technique

Surgical procedures for the mammary region currently are assuming an important role in body-contouring surgery. Enhancement of results is a constant challenge to the plastic surgeon. A simple and efficient maneuver for resection of the breast’s lateral pole based on the mammoplasty technique of Prof...

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Published in:Aesthetic plastic surgery 2009-05, Vol.33 (3), p.445-451
Main Authors: Carreirão, Sérgio, Pereira, Leandro, Almeida, Marcelo Wilson Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Breast - pathology
Female
Humans
Hypertrophy
Innovative Technique
Mammaplasty - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Otorhinolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
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Summary:Surgical procedures for the mammary region currently are assuming an important role in body-contouring surgery. Enhancement of results is a constant challenge to the plastic surgeon. A simple and efficient maneuver for resection of the breast’s lateral pole based on the mammoplasty technique of Professor Ivo Pitanguy is described.
ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s00266-008-9279-7