No Vertical Scar Breast Reduction: A Good Alternative to the T-SCAR Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction

Abstract

Techniques of the no vertical scar breast reduction, as used in more than 65 patients for over three years, are detailed. This technique is basically the same as the standard inferior pedical T-scar technique, except that the verticle scar is eliminated. Refinements of the technique include avoiding the ‘armpit’ breast; creating tension-free periareolar suturing with a small areolar hole; knowing how to perform the technique when there is only 3 cm of skin between the areola and the new areola position; and applying the same technique to mastopexy.