title: The combination of expanders with autogenous tissue in breast reconstruction.
abstract: Combining the use of tissue expanders and implants with autogenous tissue techniques of breast reconstruction takes maximal advantage of the benefits associated with each method. This approach provides an additional reconstructive option that is particularly useful in patients who are not ideal candidates for either method alone. Reconstruction may be performed in an immediate or delayed fashion, and the aesthetic results are excellent.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hammond
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices