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Mastopexy with Chest Wall-Based Flap and Pectoralis Muscle Loops

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As the evolution of all surgery is persistent and ongoing, so it is with breast surgery. The great advances by Wise, Pitanguy, Lassus, Lejour, Benelli, and others have brought us to the close of the twentieth century. These techniques have not only simplified the operative plan but have contributed to a shorter scar and a more aesthetic breast.

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  1. Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Federal University of Paraná, Rua Solimões, 1175, Mercês 41, 3021-7700, Parana, Brazil

    Ruth Maria Graf Ph.D., M.D. & Maria Cecília Closs Ono Ph.D., M.D.

  2. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Priscilla Balbinot MSc, M.D (Doctor)

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    Moustapha Hamdi

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Graf, R.M., Ono, M.C.C., Balbinot, P. (2018). Mastopexy with Chest Wall-Based Flap and Pectoralis Muscle Loops. In: Hamdi, M. (eds) Vertical Scar Mammaplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55451-7_11

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