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The innovative staple-first technique for simultaneous augmentation mastopexy for moderately to severely ptotic breasts is presented, in which tailor tacking with skin staples allows maximum tightening of redundant breast tissue and previsualization of breast shape and symmetry – before the scalpel is raised for a 1-stage skin resection. This is a dramatic departure from the standard technique of drawing a pattern, resecting skin, and then tailor tacking the tissues. The most common complication, which occurs minimally, is mild (1-cm) wound dehiscence at the central portion of the inframammary crease. This procedure allows for consistent, reproducible symmetry with single en bloc tissue resection and less anxiety and guesswork regardless of the implant size or the amount of skin that needs to be resected. It is comforting to be able to preview the surgery results before resecting skin.
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Eisenberg, T.S. (2013). The Staple-First Technique for Simultaneous Augmentation Mastopexy for Moderately to Severely Ptotic Breasts. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Cosmetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21837-8_39
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