Chapter 12

Torsoplasty

Joachim Graf von Finckenstein

Abstract

The male chest appears that of females in patients with gynecomastia and in patients presenting after huge weight loss. The disadvantages of reduction mammaplasty in men are the visible scars on the chest wall. The aim of the chest lifting is to reposition the breast in a male appearance by thinning the amount of glandular and fatty tissue and avoiding noticeable scars in the chest wall, the wound being hidden in the anterior axillary line.

Total Pages: 121-126 (6)

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