Pectus excavatum and breast asymmetry: correction with breast augmentation

INTRODUCTION: Pectus excavatum is defined as a depression approaching the sternum and costal cartilages to the spine. Several theories explain its etiology, the most accepted of which is the exaggerated growth of the costal cartilages, which causes a posterior displacement of the sternum and consequ...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto da Silva Mendes, Daniel Ongaratto Barazzetti, Diego Fernando Villagra Avila, Diego Machado Silvano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica 2017-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
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Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1840/en_v32n2a11.pdf