Massive breast hypertrophy in a young girl.

Cardoso de Castro, C; Aboudib, J H; Salema, R; Valladares, B · Ann Plast Surg · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A patient with massive virginal breast hypertrophy is reported in this study. A 16-year-old girl presented with abnormal growth of her breasts in 1 year. Due to the enormous breast volume, which caused her physical and psychological problems, she curtailed her social life. After a thorough gynecological and breast assessment, she was referred to the plastic surgery division for breast reduction. She underwent total subcutaneous mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction by subpectoral prosthesis implantation.

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