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J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2020 Jun 29;32(1):27. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Qena University Hospital, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Background: The phyllodes tumors are rare neoplastic disease which exhibits a benign behavior in adolescents female. After resection of a large benign breast tumor, insufficient breast contour may result with nipple areola complex malposition. As symmetry of the breast is psychologically extremely crucial, especially in adolescents, in such cases, an immediate mammoplasty-like breast reduction or mastopexy technique of the affected breast will be necessary to provide symmetry of the bilateral breasts at the initial surgery. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Jun 22. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Introduction: The central mound technique offers a relatively less common approach for breast reduction. This study provides an evaluation of the expected safety and efficacy outcomes using this technique in a large series of patients.

Methods: A retrospective review of all patients undergoing central mound breast reduction at our institution between June 1999 and November 2018 was performed. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 Jun 22. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Experimental Surgery Unit, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Background: In the surgical treatment of breast ptosis, the plastic surgeon's main challenge is to mobilize the nipple-areola complex (NAC) over long distances, preserving its sensitivity. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the NAC sensitivity following a periareolar dermis release in patients undergoing surgical correction of breast ptosis.

Methods: This is a prospective, double-blinded, randomized study in which 39 patients (78 breasts) were operated on for the treatment of breast ptosis. Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2020 Jul;85(S1 Suppl 1):S12-S16

From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery.

Background: Interest in oncoplastic surgery (OPS), a form of breast conservation surgery (BCS), has grown in the United States over the last decade. Oncoplastic surgery allows for the removal of larger tumors without compromising esthetic outcome or oncologic safety. One of the quality measures on which breast cancer centers in the United States are evaluated is rate of BCS. Read More

Medicines (Basel) 2020 May 19;7(5). Epub 2020 May 19.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department, Metropolitan General Hospital, 264 Mesogeion Avenue, 15562 Athens, Greece.

Implant-assisted breast augmentation is among the most performed surgeries performed by plastic surgeons today. This prospective study evaluated the patient satisfaction and complication rates using high-profile round silicone implant alone (traditional breast augmentation) Group A versus the high-profile round silicone implant assisted with stromal enriched lipograft (composite breast augmentation) Group B. A total of 50 female patient candidates to undergo breast augmentation between January to September 2017 were randomly assigned to either group. Read More

World J Clin Cases 2020 May;8(9):1674-1678

Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.

Background: High-riding nipple is one of the common complications after mastopexty and breast reconstruction. However, to date, a limited number of techniques have concentrated on how to lower the high-riding nipple with enlarged areola.

Case Summary: This is a case report describing a combination of surgical techniques to decrease high-riding nipple. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 May;145(5):1143-1144

Chicago, Ill. From the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 May;145(5):1134-1142

Houston, Texas From the Division of Surgery, Departments of Plastic Surgery and Breast Surgical Oncology, and the Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Background: Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery expands the indications for breast conservation. When performed using modified mastopexy/breast reduction techniques, the optimal timing of the contralateral symmetrizing mastopexy/breast reduction remains unclear. This study examined the effect of the timing of symmetrizing mastopexy/breast reduction on oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery outcomes. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 May;145(5):1125-1133

Phoenix, Ariz. From Mosharrafa Plastic Surgery and the Comprehensive Breast Care Center of Arizona.

Background: Direct-to-implant breast reconstruction continues to grow in popularity among reconstructive breast surgeons and patients alike. Women with large breasts and ptosis are often thought not to be candidates for nipple sparing or direct-to-implant reconstruction. The authors utilized a single-stage, nipple-sparing, direct-to-implant reconstruction with simultaneous mastopexy, while the nipple-areolar complex was kept viable on an inferiorly based adipodermal flap in a single stage. Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2020 Apr 22. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

From the Departments of Plastic Surgery.

Background: Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OBCS) is most commonly performed using established or modified mastopexy/breast reduction techniques. Although the comparative complication profiles of Wise-pattern mastopexy/breast reduction techniques compared with vertical scar techniques are well understood, outcomes in the setting of OBCS are unknown.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of all patients that underwent OBCS using mastopexy/breast reduction techniques at a single center over a 6-year period. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2020 Jun 22;73(6):1075-1080. Epub 2020 Jan 22.

Department of Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Burn Center, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Center of Reconstructive Surgery of Female Gender Characteristics, Luisenhospital Aachen, Teaching Hospital of the RWTH Aachen University, Boxgraben 99, 52064 Aachen, Germany.

Introduction: Numerous techniques have been proposed for the plastic surgical treatment of hypertrophic breasts. Challenges of the procedure include the preservation of vascular supply and sensitivity of the nipple areola complex (NAC), breast feeding, and an esthetically pleasing result.

Objectives: In the present preliminary report, we introduce a new technique called the three-block L-wing reduction mammaplasty that addresses the aforementioned difficulties. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2020 Feb 25;8(2):e1957. Epub 2020 Feb 25.

Private Practice, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

Background: The treatment of breast ptosis and gland hypoplasia in a single surgery is a challenging procedure and the result is less predictable. In this surgery, the complications mainly concern the prosthesis, such as implant deflation, capsular contracture, palpability, or malposition. We, therefore, propose a different and new technique that avoids breast prosthesis, combining mastopexy and autologous augmentation with fat grafts. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 Apr 9. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

Simultaneous breast augmentation and mastopexy is very challenging often considered to be one of the most difficult cosmetic breast surgeries. Although a patient is sometimes better served with 2 separately staged procedures, the demand for single-stage combined augmentation mastopexy is increasing associated with increasing demands for larger implants. Combining these 2 operations presents special problems because of the interplay of opposing forces. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 04;145(4):914-920

Palo Alto and San Francisco, Calif.; and Philadelphia, Pa. From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center; Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems; and Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.

Background: Nipple-sparing mastectomy has been associated with superior aesthetic outcomes and oncologic safety. However, traditional contraindications, such as breast ptosis/macromastia, have excluded a large number of patients. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a staged approach would expand the indications for nipple-areolar complex preservation and permit greater control over nipple-areolar complex position and skin envelope following autologous reconstruction. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 Jun 23;44(3):1075-1076. Epub 2020 Mar 23.

Department of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 33 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, People's Republic of China.

Ann Chir Plast Esthet 2020 Apr 10;65(2):116-123. Epub 2020 Mar 10.

Service de chirurgie plastique esthétique et reconstructrice, centre hospitalo-universitaire de Strasbourg, hôpital de Hautepierre, avenue Molière, 67200 Strasbourg, France.

Introduction: The need of iterative surgeries, the proximity of two anatomical areas, the combination of an aesthetic surgery with a surgery covered by health insurance are the reasons which motivated the authors to provide a simultaneous procedure on arms and breast in patients achieving massive weight loss. We propose a vertical continuation of the lateral mastopexy incision superiorly, in continuity with a simultaneous brachioplasty incision to treat the excess skin and subcutaneous tissue of the lateral chest wall, either by resection, or by increasing the breast with the patients own autologous tissue.

Methods: Between 2010 and 2017, twelve patients aged between 31 and 56 years, with 42 being the average, have undergone a technique that utilises a vertical continuation of the lateral mastopexy incision superiorly, in continuity with a simultaneous brachioplasty incision: transverse skin incisions and free nipple transplantation for correction of extreme gynaecomastia (2 cases), mastopexy with resection of the excess tissue of the lateral chest wall (8 cases), autologous breast augmentation by the use of intercostal artery perforator flaps (2 cases). Read More

Semin Plast Surg 2020 Feb 15;34(1):24-29. Epub 2020 Feb 15.

Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

The role of fat grafting to the breasts has evolved in the recent past, gaining several new applications within both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Initially used for reconstructive purposes to fill lumpectomy defects or to correct residual contour deformities after breast reconstruction, it has since made its way into cosmetic breast surgery and has grown to encompass a wide variety of new indications. Fat grafting in aesthetic breast surgery may be performed as a form of primary autologous breast augmentation or as an adjunct to implant-based breast augmentation to disguise implant edges. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 Feb 14. Epub 2020 Feb 14.

Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital and OPEN, Open Patient data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Region of Southern Denmark, J. B. Winsløws Vej 4, 5000, Odense, Denmark.

Background: Breast reshaping or mastopexy following massive weight loss can be challenging. The LOPOSAM (lower pole subglandular advancement mastoplasty) technique has shown promising results for correction of ptotic, wide, lateralized and deflated breasts following massive weight loss.

Materials And Methods: We compared the LOPOSAM technique to the mastopexy technique after massive weight loss described by Rubin JP, in a randomized trial. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2020 Feb 6. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

Dr Pacifico is a plastic surgeon in private practice in Tunbridge Wells, UK.

Background: Breast augmentation in primary or secondary patients with long lower pole lengths but appropriately sited nipples is at high risk of "bottoming out" following surgery. The lower pole mastopexy-augmentation (LPMA) was developed to correct long lower pole lengths or preempt bottoming out in breasts deemed at risk, avoiding the requirement for periareolar and vertical breast scar, as well as minimizing the requirement for the use of synthetic mesh.

Objectives: The goal of this short report was to analyze outcomes in cases undergoing the LPMA to determine its application and limitations. Read More

J Surg Oncol 2020 May 4;121(6):967-974. Epub 2020 Feb 4.

Breast Program, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

Background And Objectives: To report on the outcomes and evolution of an oncoplastic mammaplasty referred to as geometric compensation mammaplasty.

Methods: Seventy-three patients with malignant tumours were operated on and followed up in five centres in two countries. Preoperative markings were performed using a Wise pattern. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 04 3;44(2):625-626. Epub 2020 Feb 3.

, Oradea, Romania.

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 04 27;44(2):623-624. Epub 2020 Jan 27.

Breast Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 33 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China.

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019 Sep 10;7(9):e2434. Epub 2019 Sep 10.

Department of Neurosciences, Clinic of Plastic Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

Postbariatric surgery, either by itself or in association with other procedures, tries to correct physical defects and body deformities. Because of the intrinsic complexity of massive weight loss (MWL) patients, more than a single procedure is, most of the time, required. We report a combined surgical method able to improve arms' and breasts' contour that aims to obtain a satisfying functional and aesthetic result by reducing surgical times and costs. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019 Jul 26;7(7):e2309. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Department of Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.

Oncoplastic breast reduction shares similar aims and principles with esthetic surgery. Superomedial breast reduction provides harmony, symmetry, and satisfactory lower pole projection, but long-term outcomes are not consistently good. We describe our experience with a new hammock-shaped flap, which was combined with superomedial pedicle breast reduction to improve long-term outcomes by enhancing pedicle support and preventing ptosis recurrence. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019 Nov 27;7(11):e2473. Epub 2019 Nov 27.

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.

Mastopexy is one of the most performed cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States. Despite the numerous mastopexy techniques that were published in the past decades, preventing pseudoptosis to ensure longer lasting results remains the principal challenge.

Objectives: This paper describes a new mastopexy technique developed for moderate to severe ptosis/pseudoptosis associated with upper pole deflation. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 Jun 9;44(3):716-725. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

, Oradea, Romania.

Background: The technique of muscle splitting biplane breast augmentation associated with internal mastopexy to correct breast hypoplasia, ptosis and asymmetry was reported in 2014. The purpose of this article is to present recent modifications and results of this technique.

Methods: Since 2016, 30 patients with breast hypoplasia associated with excessive or loose skin envelope or breast ptosis grade I have benefited from a new and improved technique of internal suture mastopexy combined with the muscle splitting biplane breast augmentation (muscle splitting biplane breast augmentation with internal mastopexy type II or MSBBA-IM2). Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2020 Jan 7. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Holy Redeemer Hospital, Meadowbrook, PA.

As nipple-sparing mastectomies continue to gain popularity, the reconstruction of a large ptotic breast remains a challenge. The purpose of this article is to introduce the senior author's modifications of a novel technique previously described for addressing the redundant skin envelope in ptotic breasts during immediate reconstruction after nipple-sparing mastectomy. In this review, 15 patients (29 breasts) were reconstructed using our modified "buttonhole" technique. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2020 04;40(5):513-515

Clinical Faculty Member, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 04 20;44(2):283-285. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

, Pittsburgh, USA.

Ann Plast Surg 2020 Jul;85(1):18-23

From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Background: Nipple-areola preservation positively impacts quality of life of the patients and helps them to achieve a better psychological and sexual well-being, as well as higher satisfaction with their reconstruction. Patients with large or ptotic breasts, however, represent a technical challenge to surgeons, and nipple-areola preservation may be deferred in this clinical scenario. The aim of this study is to report our experience in patients with large or ptotic breasts who underwent nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) and prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction with immediate mastopexy. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 Jun 16;44(3):698-705. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Plastic Surgery Division, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Background: Recent concerns regarding the association between macrotextured breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) have led to renewed interest in the use of devices with less texturing. Smooth implants appear to have a decreased risk of ALCL; however, low implant adherence has led to questions about implant stabilization and bottoming-out. The senior author has used a split muscle support (SMS) technique to help support the implant infero-laterally in over 380 breast augmentations and augmentation-mastopexy using smooth implants, with a low complication and reoperation rate. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2019 Dec 16. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Reshape Clinic, Reshape House, 2-4 High Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6QR, England.

Background: Muscle splitting augmentation mammoplasty is the creation of a submuscular pocket which is gaining attention and acceptance by plastic surgeons worldwide. First introduced in 2007, muscle splitting augmentation mammoplasty has since been used for primary and secondary augmentation mammoplasty and augmentation mastopexy procedures. A personal experience of revision surgeries following muscle splitting augmentation mammoplasty is presented. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 04 3;44(2):272-282. Epub 2019 Dec 3.

Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, UOC Chirurgia Plastica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.

Background: Single-stage augmentation mastopexy is considered a challenging procedure, and its safety and efficacy remain controversial for breasts with grade-2 and grade-3 ptosis. In this paper, we report our experience in single-stage augmentation mastopexy with implants, using a short-scar technique, outlining the four-step principles of our technique which maximizes the cosmetic outcomes though being safe, reliable and reproducible.

Patients And Methods: Forty consecutive massive-weight loss (MWL) patients undergoing short-scar augmentation mastopexy with implants between September 2010 and August 2018 were retrospectively analysed. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2020 03;40(4):NP152-NP158

Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.

Background: Improving the ptotic breast with mastopexy and restoring upper pole fullness with augmentation continues to be a challenging issue for plastic surgeons. Autologous fat grating (AFG) for shaping and contouring of implant augmented breasts has shown positive outcomes with few complications.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate our experience with combined mastopexy and fat grafting for women with existing breast ptosis who prefer not to receive prosthetic breast implants but do desire volume enhancement. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2020 05;40(6):NP356-NP373

Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Department, Hospital Moriah, São Paulo, Brazil.

Background: Single-stage augmentation mastopexy (SAM) is a common procedure, but revision rates are high. Muscle slings have been used in SAM, but despite satisfactory outcomes, most studies do not include objective or accurate measurements of implant/breast position. This article describes a surgical technique for SAM employing a composite reverse inferior muscle sling (CRIMS). Read More

Gland Surg 2019 Oct;8(5):516-526

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Background: The aim of a mastopexy is to raise the breast projection, tighten the skin envelope, and place the nipples in an optimal position in projection to the inframammary fold. This procedure is often combined with prosthetic implants or an autoimplant. Given the current increasing demand for the use of autologous tissue, we evaluated mastopexies combined with either an autoimplant or prosthetic implant in terms of patient satisfaction and long-term results. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019 Sep 30;7(9):e2429. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

Borenstein Plastic Surgery Clinic, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Patients dissatisfied with their breast implants are faced with 2 options: secondary augmentation or removal of the implants. Simple removal of breast implants often leads to wide, deflated, and laterally displaced breasts which are notoriously difficult to reconstruct. We present a surgical technique that was specifically developed to recreate the breast mound using the wide laterally displaced breast tissue left after breast implant removal. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2020 04;40(5):NP301-NP311

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Background: Our institution supports a chief resident aesthetic clinic with the goal of fostering autonomy and preparedness for independent practice in a safe environment.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare safety profiles and costs for common aesthetic procedures performed in our resident versus attending clinics.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of all subjects presenting for aesthetic face, breast, and/or abdominal contouring surgery at our institution from 2008 to 2017. Read More

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2020 Jun 11;44(3):839-846. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

Department of Surgery "P.Valdoni", Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, via Ettore Fieramosca 200, 00159, Rome, Italy.

Background: Nowadays, we have to face the fact that the Web represents one of the most important sources of information for patients. Postbariatric patients in particular are usually very motivated, and they are enthusiastic users of the Web as a source of information on the different types of surgery they could undergo after their weight loss in order to reshape and remodel their body thus regaining physical and functional wellness and dignity. The aim of the study was to assess information on the four most commonly performed postbariatric procedures worldwide, tummy tuck, breast, arm and thigh lift, with the same scale. Read More

Gland Surg 2019 Oct;8(Suppl 4):S271-S275

Department of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

The number of patients in need of a mastopexy with autologous augmentation after massive weight loss (MWL) increases along with the increasing number of bariatric surgeries. The primary aim of this paper was to visualize how we utilize the lateral excess of the breast for auto augmentation. The secondary aim was to assess the outcome using the LOPOSAM technique in a larger study population. Read More

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2019 Nov;29(11):1092-1095

Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Objective: To determine the feasibility and efficacy of breast reconstruction with silicone prosthesis immediately following polyacrylamide gel removal.

Study Design: An observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China, from November 2013 to May 2017. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019 Jun 12;7(6):e2272. Epub 2019 Jun 12.

Department of Plastic Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, La.

Background: The safety of concurrently performing mastopexy and breast augmentation is controversial, due to the risk of breast tissue and nipple neurovascular compromise and overall potential high complications rates. This article describes a concurrent procedure of augmentation with implants and a "Tailor-Tack" mastopexy that consistently achieves an aesthetically pleasing breast with acceptable complication rates.

Methods: This is a retrospective chart review of all consecutive breast augmentations performed concurrently with mastopexy using the "Tailor-Tack" technique by the 2 senior authors (M. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019 Jun 17;7(6):e2226. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

Hubbard Plastic Surgery, Virginia Beach, Va.

Background: The increasingly popular vertical method of mastopexy is less commonly the technique of choice in augmentation mastopexy possibly due to concerns raised in the literature. The purpose of this report is to evaluate safety and satisfaction of the author's variation of the vertical method in this combination surgery. It includes unique tension management steps and total implant isolation from cut parenchyma. Read More

J Cutan Aesthet Surg 2019 Jul-Sep;12(3):164-173

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Rome, Italy.

Context: After massive weight loss, breast changes dramatically becoming ptotic, flat in the upper pole, with significant skin excess. After mastoplasty, often ptosis can recur and the upper pole can lose its fullness again. The technique described in this study treats breast deformities ensuring stable results and avoiding ptosis recurrence. Read More

J Cancer Res Ther 2019 Jul-Sep;15(5):1173-1176

Department of Surgical Oncology, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

A 19-year-old girl presented with a lump in her right breast and with a history of surgery for the similar complaint 3 years back. Ultrasound was suggestive of benign solitary lesion of size 16 cm × 10 cm. Core biopsy was suggestive of phyllodes tumor, and the histopathology report of previous surgery was also suggestive of phyllodes tumor. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2020 04;40(5):NP314-NP319

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.

Background: YouTube is increasingly being utilized as a major educational resource by patients. It is important for plastic surgeons to understand the quality and characteristics of videos that patients are likely to view about procedures of interest.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of the videos that patients are most likely to encounter when searching YouTube for the most common cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019 Aug 12;7(8):e2344. Epub 2019 Aug 12.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of California-San Francisco, 2100 Webster St Suite 424, San Francisco, Calif.

Dual-plane augmentation mammaplasty has gained wide popularity in treating breast ptosis. However, in our experience, dual-plane augmentation mastopexy fails to treat severe cases of ptosis (grade 3) and glandular ptosis. Therefore, we conceived a method to manage these cases effectively. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2019 10;39(11):NP452-NP454

Aesthet Surg J 2019 10;39(11):NP455-NP457

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Aesthetic Plast Surg 2019 12 3;43(6):1480-1488. Epub 2019 Oct 3.

, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Background: Since 1985, the author has been using the single central block technique for breast reduction and mastopexy, prioritizing the good relation between the final breast shape and the length of the scars, different from other authors who emphasize only the shape of the breast (Peixoto in Plast Reconstr Surg 65(2):217-225, 1980; Aesthet Plast Surg 8:231-236, 1984) and others who have drawn attention to the length of the scars (Arié in Rev Latinoam Cir Plast 3:23-31, 1957; Bozola in Plast Reconstr Surg 85:728-738, 1990; Sepúlveda in Rev Bras Cir 71(1):11-18, 1981). In this study, the author describes the use of a single central block of the mammary tissue and the nipple-areolar complex (NAC), dissected from the skin flaps and based on the superior vascular pedicle for reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy (Erfon et al. in Annals of the international symposium recent advances in plastic surgery, São Paulo, 1989; Hinderer (ed) Plastic surgery, Elsevier, Madrid, 1992; Proceedings of the 65th annual scientific meeting of the American society of plastic and reconstructive surgeons, Dallas, 1996). Read More