Breast Reduction, Vertical Bipedicle: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

breast reduction, vertical bipedicle, breast surgery, breast hypertrophy, large breasts, bilateral breast reduction, breast reduction surgery, breast reduction procedure, nipple-areola complex, NAC, inframammary fold, IMF, nipple-areolar complex, bilateral reduction mammaplasty, hypertrophic breast, hyperplastic breasts, vertical dermal flaps, breast reduction, vertical bipedicle

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Bhupesh Vasisht, MD, FACS, Voluntary Clinical Instructor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School; Private Practice, South Shore Plastic Surgery
Bhupesh Vasisht, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons
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Coauthor(s)

Patricia K Gomuwka, MD, FACS, Consulting Staff, Department of Plastic Surgery, Riverside Regional Medical Center
Patricia K Gomuwka, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Physician Executives, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Medical Society of Virginia, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
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Medical Editor

Pankaj Tiwari, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Ohio State University
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Saleh M Shenaq, MD†, Former Director and Founder, The International Brachial Plexus Institute; Former Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery, Methodist Hospital, Houston
Saleh M Shenaq, MD† is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Physician Executives, American College of Surgeons, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Gene Therapy, American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Trauma Society, Association for Academic Surgery, International College of Surgeons, Lipoplasty Society of North America, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Society for Neuroscience, Society of Surgical Oncology, Southern Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
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CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Practice Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center at Swedish Medical Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
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Frederick J Menick, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine; Private Practice in Tucson, Arizona
Frederick J Menick, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
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