An apparatus for the surgical correction of ptosis of the breast and a method of surgery implementing such an apparatus. A ribbon of inert mesh is connected between the mammary gland and the clavicle, or other element of the skeletal structure above the breast, so as to give support to the breast. The...http://www.google.de/patents/US4372293?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4372293 - Apparatus and method for surgical correction of ptotic breasts