Chain Purse-String Suture Used to Shorten the Vertical Incision in Vertical Breast Reduction

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“…also published impressive results utilizing a chain purse strain suture technique with vertical breast reduction documenting no elongation of the N-IMF distance over a 12-month follow-up period. 16 All other studies incorporating the vertical reduction pattern reported the elongation of the lower inframammary pole length, bottoming out, or increase in pseudoptosis over the study period. 2 , 6 , 9 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 …”

“…These include pillar sutures, permanent and absorbable meshes, lipofilling, dermal or dermoglandular slings, autoaugmentation flaps, and muscular slings. 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 9 , 11 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 20 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 The meshes used were variable and permanent or partially absorbable meshes generally had better outcomes compared to fully absorbable meshes. Hamdi et al.…”