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Improving the Results of Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction Using Pedicle Suspension and Plication

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The inferior pedicle technique of breast reduction is a widely-used safe technique. It has been criticised as prone to producing inferior quadrant fullness, called variously “pseudoptosis” or “bottoming out.” Described are the results of a technique of inferior pedicle suspension and plication which overcome these problems.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 1204/135 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia

    David G. Pennington F.R.C.S.(Ed), F.R.A.C.S.

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Pennington, D.G. Improving the Results of Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction Using Pedicle Suspension and Plication. Aesth Plast Surg 30, 390–394 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-006-0040-9

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