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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Safe autologous rib harvest in patients with breast implants; technique and review
Introduction: Autologous rib harvest is a useful technique for rhinoplasty when septal cartilage is inadequate. For patients who have previously undergone augmentation mammoplasty, however, there is theoretical concern about the risk to breast implant ...
Moustafa Mourad +3 more
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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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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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Mammoplasty/mastopexy using implants: the Lockpocket technique [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Mammoplasty is the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedure in Brazil, which is second only to the United States in terms of the number of mammoplasties performed. Several techniques based on increasing volume using breast implants
César Augusto Daher Ceva Faria +7 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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Surgical treatment after augmentation mammoplasty with polyacrylamide hydrogel [PDF]
Polyacrylamide hydrogel mammoplasty is a simple and relatively affordable surgery. However, this procedure is associated with a significant frequency of late complications, prompting its suspension in 2006.
Anna Sukhotko +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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Circumferential suture of the breast with the Brito-Moscozo needle: an alternative suture technique for the breast pillars during mammoplasty [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Mammoplasty is one of the most common plastic surgeries in the world. Several techniques have been described for breast volume reduction and mastopexy.
Francisco Anibal Passos de Brito +1 more
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