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mammoplasty

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mammoplasty [′mam·ə‚plas·tē]
(medicine)
Plastic surgery performed to alter the shape of the breast.
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Mammoplasty: Procedures of mammoplasty concern the breasts.
Plastic Surgery & Cosmetic Surgery by sanjay1 / Health, general community
Known also as a mammoplasty, mastopexy or breast uplift, this operation doesn''t remove the breast tissue but instead gets rid of excess skin, to make the bosom appear raised, firmer and higher.
Body Lift after Bariatric Surgery by Yodle Local / Law community
The Wise pattern approach For the breast with greater ptosis and/or greater weight than that amenable to the horizontal/oblique approach, the Wise pattern RRM technique based on a reduction mammoplasty allows unparalleled access to all breast quadrants and the axillary tail, and results in cosmetically concealed scarring away from the upper and medial breast poles.
Risk-reducing mastectomy for women at high personal risk of breast ... by Baildam, Andrew D. / Advances in Breast Cancer
 
 
 
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