breast reduction; reduction mammoplasty

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Indications

Procedure

  • surgery removal of excess breast fat, glandular tissue & skin

Management

  • clinicians should be prepared to
    • offer nonsurgical alternatives for comfort & appearance
    • discuss sexual development with adolescents & the wide variation in breast appearances
    • counsel patients before surgery or referral & assess their physical & emotional maturity
  • adolescents requesting surgery should be screened for body dysmorphic disorder

More general terms

References

  1. Breast Reduction: Reduction Mammoplasty http://www.plasticsurgery.org/reconstructive-procedures/breast-reduction.html
  2. 2.0 2.1 American Contress of Obsetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee Opinion. Number 662, May 2016 Breast and Labial Surgery in Adolescents http://www.acog.org/Resources-And-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Adolescent-Health-Care/Breast-and-Labial-Surgery-in-Adolescents