Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction using a direct flap from an abdominal lipectomy.
If a patient requires a breast reconstruction and at the same time is a candidate for an abdominal lipectomy, it is possible to combine the operation and carry out a breast reconstruction using a direct flap from the abdominal wall. The technique of this two-stage operation is described. In suitable cases one can produce a breast resembling the normal without any obvious scarring to detract from the result and without the complication of a silastic prosthesis.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D008722:Methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013524:Surgical Flaps