Editing Breast reduction (section)

{{Short description|Plastic surgery procedure}}
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  Name        = Breast reduction |
  Image       = Breast Reduction-four-plate photograph.jpg|
  Caption     = '''Breast reduction:''' the correction of macromastia and severe breast ptosis; pre-operative aspects (left); post-operative aspects (right).
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  ICD9        = {{ICD9proc|85.3}} |
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  MedlinePlus = 007405 |
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'''Reduction mammoplasty''' (also '''breast reduction''' and '''reduction mammaplasty''') is the [[plastic surgery]] procedure for reducing the size of large breasts. In a breast reduction surgery for re-establishing a functional [[Cleavage (breasts)|bust]] that is proportionate to the patient's body, the critical corrective consideration is the [[Histology|tissue viability]] of the [[Areola|nipple–areola complex]] (NAC), to ensure the functional sensitivity and [[lactation]]al capability of the breasts. The indications for breast reduction surgery are three-fold – physical, [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]], and psychological – the restoration of the bust, of the patient's [[self-image]], and of the patient's [[mental health]].<ref>{{EMedicine|article|1471350|Medial Pedicle and Mastopexy Breast Reduction}}</ref>

In corrective practice, the surgical techniques and praxis for reduction mammoplasty also are applied to [[mastopexy]] (breast lift).<ref>{{EMedicine|article|1273551|Breast Mastopexy}}</ref><ref>{{EMedicine|article|1471350|Medial Pedicle and Mastopexy Breast Reduction|treatment}}</ref>