MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients who underwent bilateral mastopexy were
included in this study. Two of the patients had also had bilateral correction of inverted …

Background: Administration of intravenous sedation and intercostal nerve blocks has
resulted in reduced postoperative nausea and faster recovery as compared to general …

Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each
article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the …

To perform a breast reduction under local anesthesia we need a large amount of anesthetic
with lasting effects. For this I use a solution of 25 cc of lidocaine, 25 cc of bupivacaine, and 1 …

Introduction Mastopexy in combination with implant breast augmentation still remains a
controversial topic in plastic surgery because of its complexity and its relative high rate of …

Dr. Nahai: The first patient is a woman in her mid 30s (Figure 1). She has 2 children and
wants her breasts to be larger and lifted. The thickness of her breasts in the upper inner …

Dr. Spear: It depends on how big the breast is. In a very small breast with the nipple below
the fold, you do not have to move the nipple very much. A bigger breast with excess skin and …

Background: Although there is an abundance of data in the literature regarding the safety of
breast reduction and augmentation, nearly all of the literature concerning mastopexy …

Augmentation mammaplasty is one of the most common aesthetic surgical procedures,
usually performed under general anesthesia. However, it is often associated with significant …

Since the original descriptions by Gonzales-Ulloa in 1960 and Regnault in 1966, breast
augmentation in combination with mastopexy has remained a difficult, and often polarizing …