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Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescents/Young Adults Following Reduction Mammaplasty: A Systematic Review and Single-arm Meta-analysis [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Macromastia causes significant physical and psychological distress in adolescents. Although reduction mammaplasty alleviates these symptoms, the mental health impact of macromastia in younger populations remains underexplored.
Juliana A. Oliveira, MD, Lucas Kreutz-Rodrigues, MD, Karine Eskandar, MD, Luke Mattey, Ava G. White, BA, Catherine T. McNamara, MPH, Brian I. Labow, MD   +6 more
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Salvage of Nipple-areolar Complex Venous Congestion Following Reduction Mammaplasty with Full-coverage Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [PDF]

Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Nipple-areolar complex necrosis following vascular compromise is an infrequent, but devastating complication of reduction mammaplasty. Negative pressure wound therapy has revolutionized wound care since its advent more than 20 years ago and has been used
Celine Yi Ling Goh, Cindy Siaw Lin Goh
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Preauthorization Inconsistencies Prevail in Reduction Mammaplasty [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Background:. Despite evidence documenting the physical and psychological benefits of breast reduction, third-party payer approval remains a cumbersome process.
Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA, Kshipra Hemal, MD, Joshua M. Cohen, MD, David A. Daar, MD, MBA, John Gwin, BA, Karen Zupko, BA, Nolan S. Karp, MD   +6 more
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Expanding Global Surgery Services to Include Reduction Mammaplasty Procedures [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. 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
Chrysis Sofianos, FC Plast Surg (SA), FRCS Plast, FEBOPRAS, FACS, Kyara Kruger, BCMP (WITS)   +1 more
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The Effect of Reduction Mammaplasty on the Vertebral Column: A Radiologic Study [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2013
Some studies emphasized that anatomic mechanisms of vertebral aberrations could be associated with large breasts. The effect of mammaplasty operation on the vertebral column and body posture seems to be beneficial; in this trial, it was planned to ...
Onder Karaaslan, H. Gokhan Demirkiran, Ozlem Silistreli, Erhan Sonmez, Yagmur Kaan Bedir, Melih Can, Gorkem Caliskan, Cem Aslan, Meltem Ayhan Oral, Yuksel Kankaya   +9 more
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Mental Health Conditions and Health-related Quality of Life Changes after Reduction Mammaplasty in Younger Patients [PDF]

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, Laura C. Nuzzi, BA, Catherine T. McNamara, BS, Lisa S. Nussbaum, MBA, MA, Alex T. Cappitelli, BA, Amy D. DiVasta, MD, MMSc, Brian I. Labow, MD, FACS, FAAP   +6 more
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Contralateral Breast Symmetrisation in Immediate Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction after Unilateral Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: The Tailored Reduction/Augmentation Mammaplasty [PDF]

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2015
Background In the literature on nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with one-stage immediate implant reconstruction, contralateral symmetrisation has drawn little attention, with many surgeons still performing standard cosmetic mammaplasty procedures ...
Marzia Salgarello, Giuseppe Visconti, Liliana Barone-Adesi, Gianluca Franceschini, Riccardo Masetti   +4 more
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Single dose versus 24 h antibiotic prophylaxis in reduction mammaplasty: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Trials, 2020
Background Reduction mammaplasty is among the most commonly performed procedures in plastic surgery. Antibiotics are widely prescribed, on an empirical basis, to prevent surgical site infections.
Daniela Francescato Veiga, Edgard da Silva Garcia, José Wilson Moreira-Filho, Evelyne Borges de Mattos Andrade, Yara Juliano, Joel Veiga-Filho, Lydia Masako Ferreira   +6 more
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Innovative Application of Three-Dimensional-Printed Breast Model-Aided Reduction Mammaplasty [PDF]

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, Bei E, Zhaoxiang Zhang, Jiezhang Tang, Xiangke Rong, Haibo Gong, Chenggang Yi   +6 more
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The “Mosque Tower Pattern” for the Preoperative Marking of Reduction Mammaplasty [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Breast reduction, the seventh most performed plastic surgery globally, has witnessed a significant increase in procedures over recent years.
Rossella Elia, MD, PhD, Michele Maruccia, MD, Pasquale Tedeschi, MD, Eleonora Nacchiero, MD, Giuseppe Giudice, MD   +4 more
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