Mastopexy After Massive Weight Loss: Dermal Suspension and Selective Auto-Augmentation

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Rubin, J Peter ^a   Khachi, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST AREOLA; BREAST MALFORMATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INCISION; MAMMARY GLAND; MASTOPEXY; NIPPLE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BREAST; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 36549074110     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2007.08.008     Document Type: Review

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