Intraoperative pulmonary function dynamics in adolescents undergoing reduction mammoplasty: A prospective case series.

Background: Improvement of lung function following reduction mammoplasty has been previously reported among adult populations in the medical literature.

Objectives: To evaluate the intraoperative dynamics of pulmonary function in adolescents undergoing reduction mammoplasty.

Methods: The present study is a prospective case series of female patients 13 to 18 years of age who underwent inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty between November 20, 2006 and April 4, 2011.