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Importance of Pitanguy’s Technique for the Evolution of Aesthetic Breast Surgery

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Since 1961, when Pitanguy presented a new technique of mastoplasty for the treatment of hypertrophic breast, many other procedures have been published that have improved the surgical result. Pitanguy ushered in a new era in this field owing to new concepts, giving special importance to surgical marking based on his point A, and each surgeon being able to create a new breast per personal creativity. He did not employ a prefabricated pattern, attributing much importance to the freedom of each surgeon to develop surgical planning and marking. No cutaneous undermining is done, not even any “dead space,” and a low incidence of complications. Because of the good results, Pitanguy’s technique became very popular, as it is quite easy to learn and perform the operation. His technique is a good indication in cases of asymmetric breast and in medial and severe hypertrophic breast.

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Avelar, J.M. (2018). Importance of Pitanguy’s Technique for the Evolution of Aesthetic Breast Surgery. In: Avelar, J. (eds) Breast Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54115-0_1

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