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The inverted-T mammaplasty: a modified winch suture to reduce horizontal scar length
Cassio Eduardo Raposo-Amaral1, Cassio Menezes Raposo-Amaral, Frederico Figueiredo Marques
1Institute of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, SOBRAPAR Hospital, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Mammaplasty performed with an inverted-T skin resection pattern is a useful technique to treat moderately or severely ptotic breasts. This method of skin resection is conducted via 3 incisional components: periareolar, vertical, and horizontal. In this report, the authors describe a simple modified winch suture that can be inserted with the inverted-T technique to reduce the length of the horizontal incision.
