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Experience and technical refinements in the “donut” mastopexy with augmentation mammaplasty

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Minor ptosis and pseudoptosis of the breast may be corrected by a “donut” mastopexy. This technique offers the opportunity to reach a good aesthetic result with minimal scarring. A prosthesis is inserted at the time of the mastopexy and the skin is reduced in an elliptical way to achieve a good balance between the breast volume and the skin envelope.

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  1. Clinica Quisisana, Centro di Chirurgia Estetica, Via G.G. Porro, 5, 00197, Roma, Italy

    Carlo Gasperoni M.D., Marzia Salgarello M.D. & Gabriele Gargani M.D.

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Gasperoni, C., Salgarello, M. & Gargani, G. Experience and technical refinements in the “donut” mastopexy with augmentation mammaplasty. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 12, 111–114 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576924

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