An Ideal Female Breast Shape in Balance with the Body Proportions of Asians.

Unlabelled: Defining an ideal breast shape is one of the most fundamental and essential parts for a breast surgery. To propose a set of criteria for determining an ideal breast shape of Asians, the authors performed a survey using a questionnaire based on important esthetic elements of a breast.

Methods: The authors created a 11-item questionnaire, asking breast shape preference in the frontal and the lateral views.

How to Improve Projection in Nipple Reconstruction: A Modified Method Using Acellular Dermal Matrix Disk and Fragments.

Background: Nipple reconstruction is an essential, final stage in breast reconstruction. However, postoperative reduction in nipple projection often results in low patient satisfaction. The authors studied the causes of the projection decline and developed a new method using acellular dermal matrix.

Columellar lengthening using the interdigitation of triangular flaps.

The most common and striking feature of the bilateral cleft lip nose deformities is a short columella. This problem can be resolved by lengthening the columella. In this article the authors lengthen the columella using the interdigitation of triangular flaps in the upper lip tissue.