The author hypothesized the possibility of reducing the extent of the scar formed at the inframammary sulcus in reduction mammaplasty and mastopexy by burying the dog-ear of excess skin in the region of the inframammary sulcus using a pursestring suture after first removing the epithelium. The results of 15 patients with follow-up periods ranging from 20 to 150 days encourage further application of this technique, which leaves a very small, aesthetically satisfactory scar.