Internal pedicle shaping to improve aesthetic results in reduction mammaplasty

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1183-1189

  Chun, Yoon S ^a   Lalonde, Donald H ^b   May Jr , James W ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATGUT; COHORT STUDIES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34247640036     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000244747.41379.5c     Document Type: Article

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