Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-18-2024
Publication Title
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Abstract
Gigantomastia presents a unique set of challenges for preservation of the nipple-areola complex in patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty. Historically an indication for breast amputation and free nipple graft (FNG), gigantomastia is now commonly treated using pedicle-based reconstruction. We present a case combining these two surgical techniques, using an inferior-pedicle reduction with an FNG in the management of extreme breast hypertrophy with 11,300g in total resected. This case report shows that such a technique for gigantomastia reductions can combine the aesthetic benefits of a pedicled reduction with the reliability of FNGs. These benefits make the hybrid inferior pedicle reduction a useful option, which should be present in every plastic surgeon's armamentarium when caring for these patients.
First Page
e5989
PubMed ID
39027890
Volume
12
Issue
7
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Melancon, Devin M.; Schwartzberg, Harel G.; Messa, Genevieve E.; and Boraski, Jonathan C., "Hybrid Inferior Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty with Free Nipple Grafts in a Patient with Gigantomastia" (2024). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 2843.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/2843
10.1097/GOX.0000000000005989