University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Research
Aesthetic Efficacy of Ribeiro?s Mastopexy Analysis of a Cohort of 800 Patients
Author(s): Hector Alvarez-Trejo, Juan Manuel Baltazar-Cervantes, Emmanuel Dorado-Hernandez, Karla Elizabeth Jimenez-Pavon, Ruben Cuevas-Gutierrez, Enrique Romero-Algara, Francisco Antonio Rodriguez-Garcia and Quitzia Libertad Torres-Salazar*
Background: Mastopexies continue to be among the top five surgeries offered by plastic and cosmetic surgery. Mastopexy aims to reposition the Nipple-Areola Complex (NAC) that has descended due to a decrease in the elastic capacity of the tissues and to remodel the remaining breast, by restructuring the glandular tissue and drying the secondary skin surplus. Liacyr Ribeiro's technique has shown satisfactory results, as well as an appropriate versatility for being combined with other techniques. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness, and aesthetic results of mastopexy using Ribeiro’s technique.
Materials & Methods: A retrospective cohort of 800 patients who underwent Ribeiro’s mastopexy from January 2012 to December 2020 was analyzed.
Results: The patients had different degrees of breast ptosis. The procedure was performed under a peridura.. View More»
DOI:
10.37532/acr.23.12.1.001-004
