NPWT Reduction Mammaplasty

Inclusion Criteria:

* Female patients
* Age 18 years or older
* Scheduled to undergo bilateral reduction mammaplasty with a Wise pattern (anchor) incision and a superomedial, inferior, or central mound pedicle at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital or MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
* Able to comply with study procedures and follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria:

* Younger than 18 years of age
* Biologically male patients
* Scheduled to undergo unilateral breast mammaplasty
* Currently pregnant or lactating
* Use of steroids or other immune modulators known to affect wound healing
* Current smokers who have not paused for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to surgery
* History of breast cancer
* History of oncologic or reconstructive breast surgery
* History of radiation to the breast
* History of chemotherapy or hormone therapy
* Tattoos in the area of skin incision
* Skin conditions known to affect wound healing or scarring of the breast (e.g., cutis laxa)
* Significant history of scar problems (e.g., hypertrophic scarring or keloids) post-surgical incisions with active bleeding
* Exposure of blood vessels, organs, bone, or tendon at the base of the reference wound
* Known allergies to product components (e.g., medical or NPWT tape)
* Unable to comply with NPWT requirements, including those unable to present for postoperative follow-up
* Lactating at the time of surgery
* Require deviation from standard operative or closure techniques (e.g., staples, free nipple grafts)
* Considered part of a vulnerable population (adults unable to consent, infants, children, teenagers, pregnant women, prisoners)
* Experience intraoperative complications due to surgical complications not related to the NPWT instrumentation (e.g., expanding hematoma)