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mastopexy
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mastopexy /mas·to·pexy/ (mas´to-pek″se) surgical fixation of a pendulous breast.
mas·to·pex·y (mst-pks)
n.
Plastic surgery to correct sagging breasts. Also called mazopexy.
Mastopexy
Surgical procedure to lift up a breast. May be used on opposite breast to achieve symmetrical appearance with a reconstructed breast.
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mastopexy,
a reconstructive procedure in cosmetic surgery to lift the breasts.
Breast Lift
A procedure to raise sagging breasts, which is performed after a woman has lost substantial weight, or due to decreased breast tone and/or weight loss
mastopexy [mas´to-pek″se]
surgical fixation of a pendulous breast.
mastopexy
surgical fixation of a pendulous mammary gland.
mastopexy
Breast surgery The surgical lifting of the breast with removal primarily of the skin; a tightening procedure for breasts sagging from the viscissitudes of aging, atrophy, lactation, pregnancy, gravity Complications Hematomas, infection, breast asymmetry, altered sensation, loss of function in nipple areolar region, scars. See Mammoplasty.
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