Annals of Plastic Surgery · 1986 · 62 citations · 0 references
MedicinePlastic SurgerySurgeryClinical AnatomyBreast AssessmentBreast SurgeryArchimedes' PrincipleBedside Clinical AssessmentBreast MeasurementsBreast Symmetry CorrectionBuoyancy Correction
Archimedes' law of buoyancy has been extended to the preoperative bedside assessment of volume differences between breasts, whatever their cause. The simple method described has proved to be a helpful aid in surgical procedures for the correction of breast asymmetry.