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Breast reduction: Shortening scars with liposuction

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The authors describe a mammaplasty reduction technique they believe is safe due to modern cutaneous resection and adequate areolar nourishment. It is made possible by maintaining a large pedicule which is also versatile since it can be used on all kinds of breasts. Good results can be reproduced by other surgeons.

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  1. Centro Cientffico Brasileiro de Cirurgia Plástica, Av. Ana Costa, 120-CEP: 1106-0000, Vila Mathias, Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Ewaldo Bolivar de Souza Pinto M.D., Patricia J. Erazo I. M.D., Adriane C. Muniz M.D., Fernando S. A. Prado Filho M.D., Marcio Allan S. Alves M.D. & Gustavo H. Salazar M.D.

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  1. Ewaldo Bolivar de Souza Pinto M.D.
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Bolivar de Souza Pinto, E., Erazo I., P.J., Muniz, A.C. et al. Breast reduction: Shortening scars with liposuction. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 20, 481–488 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00449250

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