Background: The optimal reduction technique for the treatment of macromastia greater than
1 kg remains controversial. Conventionally, breast amputation and free nipple grafting has …

Background Various pedicle techniques have been described in breast reduction surgery.
However, in cases of massive hypertrophy, the free nipple graft technique is still being …

Excessive breast hypertrophy or gigantomastia (> 2000 g excision of tissue per breast) has
traditionally been approached with breast amputation and free nipple grafting during …

Vertical reduction mammaplasty using a superomedial pedicle is a well-accepted technique
giving good results in mild to moderate breast hypertrophy. We describe modifications of the …

Background Gigantomastia has been described as excessive hypertrophy of the female
breast, however, there is controversy about the weight of the excised tissue. In the literature …

Introduction Reduction mammaplasty in patients with gigantomastia is challenging. The
Double-Unit technique with a Superomedio-Central pedicle and inverted-T incision is the …

Methods/Technique A retrospective study of all patients who underwent reduction
mammoplasty with SMP technique by 8 surgeons at a single institution between 1999 and …

Background: The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the outcomes of breast
reduction in cases of gigantomastia using a posterosuperior pedicle. Methods: Four hundred …

Patients with gigantomastia have severely distorted anatomical breast structures. Reduction
mammaplasty in such cases using the inferiorly based pedicle containing the nipple-areola …

Background: The central mound technique offers a relatively less common approach for
breast reduction. This study evaluated the expected safety and efficacy outcomes using this …