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Some modifications of the Skoog reduction mammoplasty are presented, with the aims of greater safety, longer lasting results, and a better shape of the breast. These modifications are lengthening and thickening of the flap that carries the nipple-areolar complex and a dermal flap in the lower part of the breast, to prevent the sliding of the gland in a late follow-up.
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Paper presented to the Medical Academy of Minas Gerais State, April, 1981
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D'Assumpção, E.A. Tactical modifications in the Skoog reduction mammoplasty. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 6, 179–181 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570641
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570641