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16733769

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-30
pubmed:abstractText
Problems with periareola or circumareolar mastopexy procedures include areola spreading, hypertrophic scar, and recurrence of the ptosis largely because of tension on the closure. To minimize this tension associated with a conventional crescent mastopexy procedure, the authors modified the operation by excising parenchyma with the crescent of skin as well as two small triangles of parenchyma on either side of the areola. Implant augmentation was performed at the same time. The described operation is indicated for patients who have a small to moderate amount of ptosis. The best candidate is the patient whose areola-inframammary distance is not excessive. Nine such patients received this "extended crescent mastopexy with augmentation" and were followed for up to 3 years. Areola spreading and hypertrophic scar were kept to a minimum. Although not the final answer for ptosis patients, the extended crescent mastopexy with augmentation has been a step in the right direction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0364-216X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
269-74; discussion 275-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Extended crescent mastopexy with augmentation.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California (SF), Stanford University, USA. rgrubermd@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article