Lateral Pillar Flap Suspension in Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammoplasty | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | ||
| Article 11, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 67-72 PDF (14.82 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2023.284366 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Niveen F Almahmoudy* ; Amira H Sabri; Hany S Setta* | ||
| The Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Vertical scar mammaplasty is a surgical approach that successfully unites both theories of diminished scar formation and an aesthetically appealing breast. However, unfavorable results may follow, as decreased upper pole fullness. Many techniques were proposed to overcome this complication. Aim: Proposal of usage of long lateral pillar flap to enhance the aesthetics of the breast. Patients and Methods: This study is a prospective clinical observational study, that was performed at Ain-Shams University Hospitals from December 2018 till June 2020, with an average follow-up time of one year. Eighteen (18) female patients with ptotic breast had reduction mammaplasty by superomedial pedicle technique with usage of long lateral pillar flap to reinforce suspension of superomedial pedicle. Standard photographs were obtained pre and post operative. All participant women had a routine pre and postoperative mammography and Strasser's cosmetic satisfaction score were done. Results: The age of the 18 women included in this study, ranged from (25-50 years), with an average of (34±4.723). Long-term results were satisfactory both objectively and subjectively, with good upper pole fullness with enhancement of the lateral breast crease. Conclusion: The use of lateral pillar flap adds on satisfaction in the breast's final outcome by enhancing the lateral rounded contour and by addition of upper pole fullness. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Supero-medial pedicle; Lateral pillar; Breast reduction | ||
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