Thermal injuries in autogenous tissue breast reconstruction.
We report on four patients with partial and full thickness burns following autogenous tissue breast reconstruction. Three burns were confined to the flap and one burn involved the flap and rim of adjacent skin. Heat sources included a heating pad (n = 3) and sunlight through a bathing suit (n = 1). The injuries occurred from 6 days to 4 years following the reconstruction. The burns were the result of impaired thermoregulatory capacity of transplanted tissue. All wounds healed with local wound care or debridement and skin grafting.
Nahabedian
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MY
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Division of Plastic Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.
McGibbon
B M
BM
D000328:Adult; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D001940:Breast / Q000293:injuries*; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000502:physiology