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Contralateral Reduction Mammaplasty for Symmetrization

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Level 2 oncoplastic surgery causes significant asymmetry of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) and the volume between the two breasts, requiring contralateral breast symmetrization. Symmetrization can be performed immediately or in a few months after the completion of adjuvant radiotherapy applied to the breast tissue with cancer. Reduction mammaplasty is almost always performed for contralateral breast symmetrization. The main purpose is to symmetrize the volume and NAC position of the contralateral breast without interfering with the breast that underwent cancer surgery.

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Authors wish to thank Mrs. Gokce Taniyan and Mrs. Nilay Gurel for illustrations and editing assistance.

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    Ozlem Silistreli & Mehmet Ali Kocdor

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    Mehmet Ali Kocdor

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Silistreli, O., Kocdor, M.A. (2021). Contralateral Reduction Mammaplasty for Symmetrization. In: Rezai, M., Kocdor, M.A., Canturk, N.Z. (eds) Breast Cancer Essentials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73147-2_38

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