Which technique for which breast? A prospective study of different techniques of reduction mammaplasty

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-59

  Giovanoli, P ^a   Meuli Simmen, C ^b   Meyer, V E ^b   Frey, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breast reduction; Central pedicle; Dermis suspension; Prospective study; Superior pedicle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; NIPPLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033036935     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.3014     Document Type: Article

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