Reduction mammoplasty with the supero-lateral dermoglandular pedicle technique

The female mammary gland is an organ with numerous and varied functions. Although lactation is the function for which it exists, it is not the only one nor the principal one. Lactation is a function that, in addition to providing the best source of food for a newborn, helps establish a close correlation between mother and child. With the passage of time, however, the mammary gland has become the organ of greatest importance in a woman's sensuality. For this reason, it is not currently considered exclusively as an organ with the single function of breastfeeding. The breast, as an isolated structure, has become the sensual part par excellence in all existing cultures and ethnic groups. The differences that the mammary gland can present as an innate part of the idiosyncrasy of each culture in no way limit the beauty that each race or ethnic group confers on it. Therefore, women, based on very particular concepts and ideals, search day to day for the ways and means of having a more pleasing and beautiful breast that will provide them with the desired size and shape. � 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg