Reverse breast lift for treatment of congenital symmastia
INTRODUCTION: Breasts are associated with a feeling of beauty, self-esteem, and female sexuality. Symmastia is a condition, characterized by the confluence of both breasts in the pre-sternal region. The author demonstrates a surgical technique for correction of congenital symmastia. METH...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1848/en_v32n2a19.pdf |
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| Summary: | INTRODUCTION: Breasts are associated with a feeling of beauty, self-esteem, and female sexuality. Symmastia is a condition, characterized by the confluence of both breasts in the pre-sternal region. The author demonstrates a surgical technique for correction of congenital symmastia.
METHODS: This is the case report of a young patient with previous history of breast hypertrophy and symmastia. She had previously undergone two mammoplasties and one liposuction of the breast, without correction of the symmastia . The author performed resection of the excess tissue in the breast and a reverse lifting of this region, with an upper abdominal advancement flap.
RESULTS: There was complete resolution of the symmastia.
CONCLUSION: The treatment performed by the author is a safe surgical alternative for the treatment of symmastia. |
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| ISSN: | 1983-5175 2177-1235 |