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Reduction of the macromamma that causes posture malformations, neck and back pain, and psychological problems is very important. I performed the technique on 13 patients whose ages ranged between 17 and 60 years during 1990 and 1993. I observed no complications in the controls. To obtain a better result in reduction mammoplasty, I use a technique that can be performed on patients of any age, without causing any problems in vascularization, sensitivity, and lactation, and that avoids the vertical scar.
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Savaci, N. Reduction mammoplasty by the central pedicle, avoiding a vertical scar. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 20, 171–175 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02275538
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02275538