A Comparative Study between Superior Pedicle (Modified Lejour) and Medial Pedicle (Findlay) Reduction Mammoplasty Technique from the Aesthetic Point of View

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The Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Burn and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

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