Treatment of symptomatic macromastia in a breast unit [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010 BACKGROUND: Patients suffering from symptomatic macromastia are usually underserved, as they have to put up with very long waiting lists and are usually selected under restrictive criteria.
A Guemes Sánchez +21 more
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Reimbursement policies of Swiss health insurances for the surgical treatment of symptomatic breast hypertrophy: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Swiss Medical WeeklyPatients with symptomatic breast hypertrophy typically suffer from chronic back pain, recurrent skin irritation at the inframammary fold and/or low self-esteem resulting in impaired quality of life.
Harder, Y. +3 more
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Objective Integrated Assessment of Functional Outcomes in Reduction Mammaplasty
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2013 Background: The aim of our study was an objective integrated assessment of the functional outcomes of reduction mammaplasty. Methods: The study involved 17 women undergoing reduction mammaplasty from March 2009 to June 2011.
Giovanni Nicoletti, MD FEBoPRAS +4 more
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Expanding Global Surgery Services to Include Reduction Mammaplasty Procedures. [PDF]
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob OpenBackground:. Global surgery is a multidisciplinary field that aims to deliver equitable and improved surgical services. Surgical care has been previously considered to play a limited role in the global burden of disease, in part due to its complexity and
Sofianos C, Kruger K.
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Does Reduction Mammaplasty Play a Role in Weight-Loss Motivation and Quality of Life Improvement in Symptomatic Macromastia Patients? [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2016 Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether reduction mammaplasty is a motivator for postoperative weight loss and to understand how this affected specific quality of life parameters.
Mehmet Çeber
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Galactocele due to drugs prescribed after augmentation mammoplasty: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2016 Augmentation mammaplasty is a common and safe plastic surgery procedure, but it is not free from complications. Galactocele after augmentation mammaplasty is rarely described in the literature.
Mauricio Schneider Salomone Viaro +2 more
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023 Background:. Reduction mammaplasty is increasingly common in younger patients with macromastia. Unfortunately, a recent surge in mental health disorders has been documented in this population.
Ava G. White, BA +6 more
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Vertical Mammaplasty for Varying Degrees of Reduction [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2016 Background Vertical reduction mammaplasty has been criticized for its inability to address larger cases of mammary hypertrophy, with a relatively high frequency of sensory loss reported.
Daejin Kim, Seo-young Kim, Daegu Son
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023 Background:. Reduction mammaplasties are often performed at a relatively young age. Necessity of routine pathological investigation of the removed breast tissue to exclude breast cancer has been debated.
Hannah W. Stutterheim, MB +4 more
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Innovative Application of Three-Dimensional-Printed Breast Model-Aided Reduction Mammaplasty
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Symptomatic macromastia places a severe physical and psychological burden on patients. Reduction mammaplasty is the primary treatment; however, conventional surgery may lead to postoperative nipple-areolar complex necrosis due to damage to the dominant ...
Shaoheng Xiong +6 more
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