Role of the size of the pedicle in reduction mammaplasty

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Hefter, Wiktoria ^a,b,c   Elvenes, Odd Petter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Samariterhemmet's Hospital   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Enlarged pedicle; Hypertrophy gigantomasty; Larger and massive breasts; Reduction mammaplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST HYPERPLASIA; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NIPPLES; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 31544457393     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 11013923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310500300396     Document Type: Review

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