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Vertical Reduction and Mastopexy: Problems and Solutions

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Vertical Scar Mammaplasty

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  1. Paces Plastic Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    M. Keith Hanna MD (Private practice) & Foad Nahai MD, FACS (Private practice)

  2. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Foad Nahai MD, FACS (Private practice)

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Gent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Gent, Belgium

    Moustapha Hamdi MD, FCCP

  2. Center for Breast and Body Contouring, 4070 Lake Drive, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546, USA

    Dennis C. Hammond MD

  3. Paces Plastic Surgery & Recovery Center, 3200 Downwood Circle, Atlanta, GA, 30327, USA

    Foad Nahai MD

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Hanna, M.K., Nahai, F. (2005). Vertical Reduction and Mastopexy: Problems and Solutions. In: Hamdi, M., Hammond, D.C., Nahai, F. (eds) Vertical Scar Mammaplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27218-6_13

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