Correction of Congenital Symmastia with Macromastia： Report of a Rare Case and Devised Treatment Algorithm  

作　　者：Kyu Nam Kim Won Ha Chi Sun Yoon Hoon Kim 

机构地区：[1]Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, University of Konyang College of Medicine, Myunggok Medical Research Center, Daejeon 35365, Korea [2]Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2016年第17期2134-2136,共3页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：INTRODUCTIONSymmastia is defined as the medial confluence of both breasts or unification of the breasts by soft tissue on the sternum rendering them inseparable. It was first described in the plastic surgery literature by Spence et al. in 1984. Two forms of symmastia exist; acquired and congenital,Acquired symmastia is a very common condition that results as an iatrogenic complication of over-dissecting a pocket, or using implants with a diameter that is too large in proportion to the chest wall during breast augmentation or reconstruction.INTRODUCTIONSymmastia is defined as the medial confluence of both breasts or unification of the breasts by soft tissue on the sternum rendering them inseparable. It was first described in the plastic surgery literature by Spence et al. in 1984. Two forms of symmastia exist; acquired and congenital,Acquired symmastia is a very common condition that results as an iatrogenic complication of over-dissecting a pocket, or using implants with a diameter that is too large in proportion to the chest wall during breast augmentation or reconstruction.

关 键 词：CONGENITAL LIPECTOMY MAMMOPLASTY Symmastia 

分 类 号：R655.8[医药卫生—外科学]