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Reverse breast lift for treatment of congenital symmastia

ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Breasts are associated with a feeling of beauty, self-esteem, and female sexuality . Symmastia is a condition, characterized by the confluence of both breasts in the presternal region. The author demonstrates a surgical technique for correction of congenital symmastia.

Methods:

This is the case report of a young patient with previous history of breast hypertrophy and symmastia. She had previously undergone two mammoplasties and one liposuction of the breast, without correction of the symmastia . The author performed resection of the excess tissue in the breast and a reverse lifting of this region, with an upper abdominal advancement flap.

Results:

There was complete resolution of the symmastia.

Conclusion:

The treatment performed by the author is a safe surgical alternative for the treatment of symmastia.

Keywords:
Breast; Mammoplasty; Breast implantation; Reconstructive surgical procedures.

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