Breast Flashcards
symmastia occures in submascular palne or subglandular palne?
Occurs with sub-glandular plane
The pectoralis major’s inferior attachments can be below the IMF?
The pectoralis major’s inferior attachments can be above or below the NAC and at or above the IMF. This can be particularly meaningful when thinking about how a prost
Silicone implants are considered “off label” when used in women less than 18 years old per the FDA.
Silicone implants are considered “off label” when used in women less than 22 years old per the FDA.
Round implant commonly used tuberous breast deformity,?
Anatomic implant
Where is the most common location of the polymastia?
The most common location for polymastia and polythelia is the left chest wall, below the inframammary crease
Supraclavicular nerves from lower fibers of the cervical plexus (C3, C4) provide innervation to upper and medial portions of the breast
Supraclavicular nerves from lower fibers of the cervical plexus (C3, C4) provide innervation to upper and lateral portions of the breast
Who si responsible mainly for nac sensation ?
4 intercostal nerve run deep on the facia of pic major and run through Würinger’s septum to supply the nac
Breast ptosis result from attenuation of which ligaments?
Cooper ligaments
Mammography is mandatory before breast reduction surgery?
Preoperative mammography is not necessary for elective breast reduction before the age at which screening mammography is generally recommended.
The drain is mandatory in breast reduction ?
Drains are placed prior to closure for 24 hours only if large amounts of tumescent fluid were used for lateral SAL or if a large potential dead space persists. This is usually not necessary.
venous drainage is located more deep
venous drainage is located more superficially.
When ishould considered inferrior pedicls flap
This technique may be considered for breasts in which the NAC falls significantly below the triangle formed by the planned vertical flaps.
After breast reduction surgery in case of hemtoma development it can evacutaed with fat harvesting cannula at any time?
A small, localized hematoma can be directly drained or allowed to liquefy and then evacuated with a large bore needle or fat harvesting cannula in 1 to 2 weeks postoperatively.
