Background: The impact of macromastia is unfortunately underestimated among developing South Asian countries. However, it remains a common cause of physical and emotional suffering among women. Aims and Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of
Kanchana Wijesinghe +7 more
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyse patient-reported outcomes of reduction mammoplasty among Brazilian women. METHODS: A total of 100 women were enrolled in this cross-sectional controlled study, 50 with breast hypertrophy (Hypertrophy Group)
Adriana Corbolan Andrade +5 more
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Late Capsular Hematoma after Prosthesis Removal Following Aesthetic Breast Augmentation: A Case Report [PDF]
Late capsular hematoma formation after augmentation mammoplasty with an implant is a very rare complication. Some mechanisms explaining late capsular hematoma formation have been reported; it is thought to be associated with capsular contracture ...
Si Hyun Park +2 more
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Profiling human breast epithelial cells using single cell RNA sequencing identifies cell diversity. [PDF]
Breast cancer arises from breast epithelial cells that acquire genetic alterations leading to subsequent loss of tissue homeostasis. Several distinct epithelial subpopulations have been proposed, but complete understanding of the spectrum of ...
Blake, Kerrigan +16 more
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Incidence of surgical site infection following mastectomy with and without immediate reconstruction using private insurer claims data [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The National Healthcare Safety Network classifies breast operations as clean procedures with an expected 1–2% surgical site infection (SSI) incidence.
Ball, Kelly E +7 more
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Anatomical localization of progenitor cells in human breast tissue reveals enrichment of uncommitted cells within immature lobules [PDF]
Introduction: Lineage tracing studies in mice have revealed the localization and existence of lineage-restricted mammary epithelial progenitor cells that functionally contribute to expansive growth during puberty and differentiation during pregnancy ...
Arendt, Lisa M +8 more
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Objective: To evaluate the effects of reduction mammoplasty on the pulmonary function and quality of life of women with gigantomastia.Method: Observational study (a case series) that retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 14 cases of women who ...
Olympio José dos Santos +5 more
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Brachial-dorsal mammoplasty: body contour surgery of the upper region of the trunk after major weight loss [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, 88000 bariatric surgeries were performed in 2014. After weight loss, deflation occurs around the trunk, with sagging and folding of excess skin of the breasts in the posterior dorsal region .
Alexandre Elias Contin Mansur +4 more
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The use of argon plasma coagulation in mammoplasty as a prevention of postoperative complications
The frequency of reoperations associated with complications after mammoplasty reaches 15 % during the first year. There are many ways and means for processing the soft tissues of the breast during mammoplasty, helping to reduce the risk of postoperative ...
A. V. Kozlov +4 more
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Mapping genomic and transcriptomic alterations spatially in epithelial cells adjacent to human breast carcinoma. [PDF]
Almost all genomic studies of breast cancer have focused on well-established tumours because it is technically challenging to study the earliest mutational events occurring in human breast epithelial cells.
Abdalla, Mohamed +20 more
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