Definition of "mammaplasty" [mammaplasty]

• Reconstructive or cosmetic plastic surgery to alter the size or shape of the breast or breasts. (noun)

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• "Two sets of well-characterized tissues were utilized: one from breast cancer patients with favorable vs. poor outcome and the other from healthy women undergoing reduction mammaplasty."