Association of increased body mass index and resection weights on the safety of reduction mammaplasty in the adolescent population

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2019 Jul;72(7):1219-1243. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2019.03.006. Epub 2019 Mar 21.

Authors

Marion Tapp¹, Robinder Singh¹, Jason P Ulm¹, Fernando A Herrera²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States; Ralph H Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29425, United States. Electronic address: herreraf@musc.edu.

PMID: 30926413
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2019.03.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Body Mass Index*
Breast / abnormalities*
Breast / surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertrophy / surgery*
Mammaplasty*
Patient Safety*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome

Supplementary concepts

Gigantomastia