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. 2019 Nov 27;7(11):e2473. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002473

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Fig. 9. — Comparaison between Hammock technique and control technique. A, Deflated upper pole, pseudoptosis, and ptosis in a patient with 2 risk factors. B, Stable maintenance of upper pole fullness and projection, attaining the profile of the “ideal breast” after mastopexy with the hammock technique. C, Preoperative profile image of a patient with 2 risk factors. D, Postoperative image after mastopexy without the hammock technique. E, The ideal breast shape in a 27-year-old model.