Abstract
Breast ptosis occurs as a physiological downward dislocation of the breast as an effect of pregnancy and lactation in young women, or as a postmenopausal reduction of estrogen in the elderly. Certain medications, weight gain or loss, and genetic predisposition can also contribute to the development of ptosis.
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D’Alcontres, F.S., Lupo, F., Delia, G., Colonna, M.R. (2016). Mastopexy with Implants. In: Scuderi, N., Toth, B. (eds) International Textbook of Aesthetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46599-8_14
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