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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 53, 1023-1024, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Breast development and areola sensitivity after submammary skin incision for median sternotomy

M Deutinger and E Domanig
Second Department of Surgery, University of Vienna, Austria.

Vertical incision for median sternotomy may result in unsightly scars. Therefore we have used a horizontal approach in women since the early 1980s. Of 36 women, 27 came for a follow-up examination. A tendency toward scar hypertrophy was found medially in 7 women. Four breast-fed their child after operation. Reduced areola sensitivity occurred in only 9 women. Horizontal submammary skin incision resulted in cosmetically acceptable scar formation and did not harm breast development and lactation.

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