Further Applications of Archimedesʼ Principle in the Correction of Asymmetrical Breasts

Richard Carlton Schultz, Rudolph F. Dolezal, James P. Nolan

Annals of Plastic Surgery · 1986 · 62 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

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.