An analysis of the breast reduction mammaplasty research pipeline

It has been more than 6 years since the American Society of Plastic Surgeon's (ASPS) reduction mammaplasty guideline was published, and therefore, it may be out of date with current literature. Evidence suggests that recommendations quickly become outdated, as 20% of recommendations may become out of date after 3 years.1 It may be necessary for the ASPS to consider an update of this current guideline. However, until a guideline update is published, researchers may be unaware of the extent of new and ongoing reduction mammaplasty research.