Superomedial Pedicle Reduction with Short Scar

Reduction mammaplasty combining a superomedial pedicle with a circumareolar/vertical pattern skin excision avoids an inferior pedicle that can interfere with vertical scar technique, yet it is flexible enough to allow for a short transverse skin excision. This technique is suitable for small to moderate-size reductions.

Vertical reduction - mammaplasty - superomedial pedicle - SPEAR technique

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