A new technique of reduction mammaplasty: Dermis suspension and elimination of medial scars

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-51

  Frey, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Central pedicle; Dermis suspension; Reduction mammaplasty; Scarring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST DUCT; BREAST REDUCTION; DERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0033054389     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.3015     Document Type: Article

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