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01-12-2011 | Original Article

Evading a Surgical Pitfall: Mastopexy––Augmentation Made Simple

Authors: Ariel Tessone, Eran Millet, Oren Weissman, Demetris Stavrou, Gil Nardini, Alon Liran, Eyal Winkler

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 6/2011

Abstract

Many women have a dwindled ptotic breast. The surgical solution for these two concurring problems has two separate procedures: augmentation and mastopexy. Combining these two procedure into one surgery is considered unpredictable and avoided by many physicians. This study presents a revised mastopexy–augmentation technique found to be safer and more simple, enabling these two procedures to be performed together. A retrospective review of 60 patients who underwent surgery by a single surgeon is presented. The presented method has yielded a relatively low reoperation rate of 10% and a high satisfaction rate.

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Title: Evading a Surgical Pitfall: Mastopexy––Augmentation Made Simple
Authors: Ariel Tessone
Eran Millet
Oren Weissman
Demetris Stavrou
Gil Nardini
Alon Liran
Eyal Winkler
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-011-9736-6

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Evading a Surgical Pitfall: Mastopexy––Augmentation Made Simple

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