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Hypomastia may be originated by an involution of the gland and adipose tissue of the breast following pregnancy or weight loss, or may simply consist in a development defect. In the latter case the lack of volume is present earlier in the woman’s life, at 16–18 years of age.
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Grisotti, A., Callegari, M., De Fazio, D. (2016). Augmentation Mastoplasty. In: Scuderi, N., Toth, B. (eds) International Textbook of Aesthetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46599-8_11
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