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Research Article| Volume 46, ISSUE 6, P516-522, 1993

Early experience with the Lejour vertical scar reduction mammaplasty technique

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      Summary

      Over a 19-month period 25 bilateral reduction mammaplasties were performed using the Lejour technique. Results were assessed retrospectively. The mean follow-up was 12 months.
      The study showed that minor complications were common (40%), that nipple-areolar sensation was frequently reduced and that minor revision surgery for persistent dog-ears was often necessary (20%). Comparison with complications and revision rates in a similar group of patients who had undergone reduction mammaplasty using an inferior pedicle technique showed remarkably similar results. The positive findings of the current study were that nipple-areola necrosis was not encountered, patient satisfaction was high and the aesthetic results were generally good.

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