Adequate Patient Selection for Mammoplasty Reduction Technique
摘要
Indications for five breast reduction techniques in 932 breast surgeries are presented according to the characteristics of the breasts of each woman. The Arie-Pitanguy and Ribeiro I pedicle techniques are described for small and medium reductions in women with breasts up to 400 g and with good skin quality. Then the superior pedicle technique described by Pitanguy for breasts with ptosis of up to 6 cm is described. Finally, the lower pedicle technique for large breasts and ptosis of more than 6 cm is explained. Results with these techniques are presented, most of them with more than 5 years of postoperative control.