Reduction mammaplasty using inferior pyramidal dermal pedicle technique.

Kang, Chul Sun; Jung, Sung Hoon; Yun, Sung Ho; Kim, Dong Il; Oh, Jae Wook

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1998;25(3):491-497.
Published online April 1, 1998.

Reduction mammaplasty using inferior pyramidal dermal pedicle technique.

Chul Sun Kang, Sung Hoon Jung, Sung Ho Yun, Dong Il Kim, Jae Wook Oh

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea.
²Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Korea.

Abstract

Hypermastia has always been a serious problem for women, frequently causing physical pain and deformity as well as psychological disorders associated with self image. At present time, there are various techniques of reduction mammaplasty to help women's self esteem. Among these, inferior pyramidal dermal pedicle technique of reduction mammaplsty has some advantages including ease of performance and teaching, good preservation of the neurovascular supply to the nipple, applicability over a wide range of reduction size, and reliable reproducibility. We report ten patients with hypermastia and breast ptosis who underwent reduction mammaplasty and mastopexy using by our modified inferior pyramidal dermal pedicle technique, that is based on the concept of Courtiss & Goldwyn and Georgiade. In conclusion , inferior pyramidal dermal pedicle technique for hypermastia is a valuable technique for the reasons of time-tested simplicity and reliable reproducibility.

Keywords: Reduction mammaplasty; Inferior pedicle