Principles of Breast Re-Reduction: A Reappraisal.
| Autor: | Mistry RM; Christchurch, New Zealand; and Banff, Alberta, Canada.; From Christchurch Hospital and Banff Plastic Surgery., MacLennan SE; Christchurch, New Zealand; and Banff, Alberta, Canada.; From Christchurch Hospital and Banff Plastic Surgery., Hall-Findlay EJ; Christchurch, New Zealand; and Banff, Alberta, Canada.; From Christchurch Hospital and Banff Plastic Surgery. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Plastic and reconstructive surgery [Plast Reconstr Surg] 2017 Jun; Vol. 139 (6), pp. 1313-1322. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003383 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: This article examines outcomes following breast re-reduction surgery using a random pattern blood supply to the nipple and vertical scar reduction. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of patients who underwent bilateral breast re-reduction surgery performed by a single surgeon over a 12-year period. Patient demographics, surgical technique, and outcomes were analyzed. Results: Ninety patients underwent breast re-reduction surgery. The average interval between primary and secondary surgery was 14 years (range, 0 to 42 years). The majority of patients had previously undergone primary breast reduction using an inferior pedicle [n = 37 (41 percent)]. Breast re-reduction surgery was most commonly performed using a random pattern blood supply, rather than recreating the primary pedicle [n = 77 (86 percent)]. The nipple-areola complex was repositioned in 60 percent of patients (n = 54). The mean volume of tissue resected was 250 g (range, 22 to 758 g) from the right breast and 244 g (range, 15 to 705 g) from the left breast. Liposuction was also used adjunctively in all cases (average, 455 cc; range, 50 to 1750 cc). Two patients experienced unilateral minor partial necrosis of the areolar edge but not of the nipple itself (2 percent). Conclusions: Breast re-reduction can be performed safely and predictably, even when the previous technique is not known. Four key principles were developed: (1) the nipple-areola complex can be elevated by deepithelialization rather than recreating or developing a new pedicle; (2) breast tissue is removed where it is in excess, usually inferiorly and laterally; (3) the resection is complemented with liposuction to elevate the bottomed-out inframammary fold; and (4) skin should not be excised horizontally below the inframammary fold. Clinical Question/level of Evidence: Therapeutic, IV. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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