Evaluating the Performance of Different Pedicles in Reduction Mammoplasty
Inferior pedicle reduction remains the most popular pedicle design followed by superomedial pedicle, with wise-pattern closure the most common skin closure type. SNN distance was the most impactful physical exam metric used to choose pedicles. Inferior pedicle and free nipple graft were used most commonly for obese patients, whereas superior reduction was associated with lower resection weights and BMI. Inferior pedicle technique was associated with increased wound healing complications, yet regression analysis implicated only BMI and smoking as statistically significant in this regard. Superomedial technique performed well across different BMI classifications.
Authors
- Eileen Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9326-7107)
- Christopher L. Kalmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8750-7538)
- Ellen Satteson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-9575)
- Adeyemi A. Ogunleye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-180X)
- Abigail E. Chaffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6446-7142)
- Galen Perdikis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4537-2591)
- Tatjana Mortell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0952-4930)
- Chris A. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3308-5517)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Tulane University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Tulane Medical Center (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Vanderbilt Health (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004584
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00