The horizontal breast reduction: Surgical tips for maintaining projection.

Reduction mammoplasty is one of the most common procedures performed by plastic surgeons in Canada. The Wise and vertical scar techniques are two of the most commonly published and performed. Although the horizontal breast reduction is a less commonly used technique, it offers added benefits over other procedures.

Breast reduction scars: a prospective survey of patient preferences.

Background: Studies have shown that scarring is a primary reason for patient dissatisfaction with reduction mammaplasty.

Objectives: The authors prospectively evaluated patient preferences for the 3 most common breast reduction scar patterns: horizontal, vertical, and Wise.

Methods: Sixty-six patients were recruited for the study before receiving their reduction mammaplasty consultation.

Posterior interosseous nerve compression secondary to a parosteal lipoma: Case report and literature review.

An unusual case of limited radial nerve palsy secondary to a parosteal lipoma is presented, along with a thorough review of the literature. Palsy of the posterior interosseous nerve secondary to compression by a lipoma is a rare occurrence. Most cases tend to occur in the fifth to eighth decades of life.