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Breast Reduction (Reduction mammaplasty)

Breast Reduction (Reduction mammaplasty), removes fat, glandular tissue, and skin from the breasts, making them smaller, lighter, and firmer and lifted. It can also reduce the size of the areola, the darker skin surrounding the nipple. The goal is to give the woman smaller, better-shaped breasts in proportion with the rest of her body.

William Gerald Austen, MD Amy S. Colwell, MD Matthias B. Donelan,
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G. Gregory Gallico, III, MD Mary Catherine Hertl, MD Eric C. Liao, MD, PhD James W. May, Jr., MD Jonathan Michael Winograd, MD Michael J. Yaremchuk, MD
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