Chain Purse-String Suture Used to Shorten the Vertical Incision in Vertical Breast Reduction

Karaci S., Kose R., Baykan H., Ozkose M.

AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.37, no.1, pp.88-90, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00266-012-0016-x
  • Journal Name: AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.88-90
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Reduction mammaplasty is one of the most frequently performed operations in plastic surgery. Breast scarring can be troublesome for both the patient and the surgeon. This report offers an easy method for suturing a vertical incision that provides a better shape in final breast appearance.