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Application and modification of the circular skin excision and pursestring procedures
M I Dinner1, J S Artz, M A Foglietti
1Center for Plastic Surgery, Inc., Cleveland, OH 44122.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
The concept of the circular excision is not new. However, it was complicated by excessive postoperative areolar stretching and scar hypertrophy. The Benelli principle of a permanent subdermal pursestring suture overcame these drawbacks. We present our experiences with the circular skin excision for mastopexy procedures and for circular skin incision for total mastectomy and immediate reconstruction.