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Title: The Vertical Reduction Mammoplasty: A Prospective Analysis of Patient Outcomes

Authors: Jason A. Spector, MD, Alfred T. Culliford, MD, Rebecca Kleinerman, BA and Nolan S. Karp, MD

Intro: Reduction mammoplasty (RM) is one of the most frequently performed plastic surgical procedures.1 Traditional RM, performed via an inverted “T” incision on the breast, has been shown to reliably improve patient quality of life and relieve symptoms associated with macromastia. More recently, vertical reduction mammoplasty (VRM), also known as “short scar” breast reduction, has grown in popularity with both surgeons and patients as the breast reduction procedure of choice.2 To date, there is a paucity of prospectively collected data concerning patient outcomes after VRM. Herein, we present a cohort of such patients.

Methods: Beginning May 1, 2002, all patients undergoing RM in our office were asked to fill out a standardized questionnaire which detailed their pre-operative symptomatology (i.e. back pain, breast pain, arm pain, headache, etc.) and vital statistics (i.e. height, weight, bra size, etc.). Symptoms were rated on a scale from 1 (none/never) to 5 (always). These patients were then given the same questionnaire at their final post-operative office visit approximately 6 months after surgery. For patients who declined to come in for a final visit, the questionnaire was returned via mail. Statistical comparisons of pre- and post-operative symptoms were made using the paired Student’s t-test with a level of significance defined as p ................
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