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The McKissock breast reduction

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Data on 26 patients with breast hypertrophy operated by the McKissock method are summarized.

The advantages of the method include the following: (a) simplicity in planning; (b) facility in teaching and execution; (c) safety; (d) applicability to a large variety of patients and: (e) uniformly satisfactory results. Two case reports are presented and the literature is reviewed.

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Wexler, M.R., Yeschua, R. & Neuman, Z. The McKissock breast reduction. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 1, 229–239 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570255

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