Circumareolar Techniques for Breast Surgery

1 The Circumareolar Procedures.- Advantages of the Circumareolar Approach.- Ptosis: Classification and Choice of Procedures.- Advantages of the Circumareolar Approach.- 2 History and Overview.- History of the Circumareolar Procedure.- Other Periareolar Techniques That Have Influenced Us.- 3 Technical Points in Circumareolar Surgery: Deepithelialization.- 4 The Circular Suture Technique, Markings, Skin Flaps, and Postsurgical Dressings.- The Circular Suture Technique.- Technical Points to Circumareolar Breast Surgery: Markings and Skin Flaps.- Postsurgical Dressings.- 5 Role of Liposuction in Circumareolar Surgery.- Role of Liposuction in Breast Reduction.- 6 Role of Lollipop Excision.- Role of the Lollipop Conversion.- 7 Mastopexy.- Mammoplasty Using Syringe Liposuction and Periareolar Incision: An 8-Year Evolution.- Comments.- 8 Circumareolar Mastopexy and Moderate Reduction.- Comments.- 9 Techniques for Reduction of Larger Breasts.- Comments.- Comments.- 10 Repair: Adapting Circumareolar Techniques to Breast Repair Surgery.- 11 Circumareolar Mastopexy with Implant Removal or Replacement.- 12 Problems and Problem Solving.