Breast reduction: Modified "Lejour technique" in 500 large breasts

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1095-1104

  Hofmann, Albert K ^b   Wuestner Hofmann, Margot C ^b   Bassetto, Franco ^a   Scarpa, Carlotta ^b   Mazzoleni, Francesco ^b  

^a Plastic Surgery Institute   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEJOUR TECHNIQUE; LIPOSUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIPPLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; NECROSIS; NIPPLES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34848878980     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000279150.85155.1e     Document Type: Article

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