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Original Research

Inferior and Central Mound Pedicle Breast Reduction in Gigantomastia: A Safe Alternative?

Fatma Bilgen1 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alper Ural1 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Mehmet Bekerecioğlu1 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Pages 401-407 | Published online: 12 Aug 2019

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