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Mastopexy After Massive Weight Loss: Extended Chest Wall–Based Flap Associated with a Loop of Pectoralis Muscle

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Mammaplasty for patients who have experienced massive weight loss involves some concepts that differ from those that apply to mammaplasty for normal patients. Breast anatomic characteristics make this procedure a very challenging situation. The authors present their experience with a new mammaplasty technique using an extended thoracic wall flap associated with a loop of pectoralis. This procedure is a simple and reproducible method for patients with massive weight loss that results in a pleasing breast shape and long-lasting results.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua General Carneiro, 181, 9o. andar, Curitiba-PR, Brazil

    Ruth Maria Graf, Alexandre E. C. Mansur, Fernando Pundek Tenius, Maria Cecília Closs Ono, Giovana G. Romano & Gilvani Azor Cruz

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Correspondence to Ruth Maria Graf.

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Graf, R.M., Mansur, A.E.C., Tenius, F.P. et al. Mastopexy After Massive Weight Loss: Extended Chest Wall–Based Flap Associated with a Loop of Pectoralis Muscle. Aesth Plast Surg 32, 371–374 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-9062-1

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