EVOLUTION OF THE VERTICAL SCAR IN LEJOURS MASTOPLASTY TECHNIQUE

This paper presents a series of 54 consecutive cases of vertical masto plasty carried out over the period February 1994 to April 1995. In 30 cases breast reduction was performed, in 19 pure mastopexy, and in the remaining 5, a mastopexy-breast augmentation with a silicon gel prost hesis was carried out. The parameters used for analyzing the persisten ce of vertical scarring were: inframammary cutaneous folds, wrinkling of the skin, and puckering at 1, 3, and 6 months during the postoperat ive period. An attempt has been made to establish how the vertical sca r has evolved over this period. The study done by age groups as well a s the study of the breast's cutaneoglandular characteristics provides data as to with which morphotype and worst results were obtained.