Patients??? and Surgeons??? Perspectives on the Scar Components after Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction Surgery

Abstract

In this study, patients were most pleased with the periareolar scars and least pleased with the inframammary scars. Surgeons need to find ways of getting rid of the inframammary scar and should also deal with vertical scar widening. Scar hypertrophy was not a problem in this patient population.

Liposuction Reduction Alone Versus Inferior Pedicle Mammoplasty in Young Females: A Comparative Study

“…Other studies on inferior pedicle mammoplasty reported mean volume losses of 982gm (average 185 to 1930gm), 525gm (average 400 to 700gm) and 1.1kg (average 440 to 2500gm) [17,25,26] which are less than reported in our study and this may explained by large sizes of breasts seen in our community.…”

A Prospective Study of Short- and Long-Term Cosmetic Outcome after Reduction Mammaplasty from Three Different Perspectives

“…6,9,10 Almost 80 percent of the patients had a procedure resulting in an inframammary scar; thus, it is not surprising that one-third of them found the scars too visible. However, the patients' evaluation was independent of the technique used.…”

Breast Reduction Techniques and Outcomes

“…Celebrier et al [16] performed a retrospective review assessing patients' and surgeons' perspectives on the scar components aft er reduction mammaplasty using the inferior pedicle technique. Th ey determined that patients were most satisfi ed with the periareolar scar and least satisfi ed with the inframammary scar.…”