Reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy: a personal technique.

Surgical correction of the ptotic or hypertrophic breast is performed with increasing frequency. Many different techniques are widely practiced and give predictably reliable results. Greater consideration needs to be given to the long-term aesthetic results, breast shape, quality of scars, and preservation of nipple sensation. This paper presents a personal technique practiced for the past 10 years in which consideration is given to achieving better nipple projection and less conspicuous scars. In addition, a method of wide tissue overlapping is advocated to maintain better long-term breast contour.