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Vertical Scar Mammaplasty with a Superior Pedicle

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The goal of breast reduction is the correction of the volume, shape and symmetry of the breasts while preserving nipple sensitivity.

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  1. Free University Brussels, Clinique du Parc Léopold, Rue Froissart, 38, 1040, Brussels, Belgium

    Albert De Mey

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  1. Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brussels University Hospital – Vrij Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium

    Moustapha Hamdi

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De Mey, A. (2018). Vertical Scar Mammaplasty with a Superior Pedicle. In: Hamdi, M. (eds) Vertical Scar Mammaplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55451-7_5

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