title: "Apron" flap and re-creation of the inframammary fold following TRAM flap breast reconstruction.
abstract: To the best of our knowledge, the recreation of an inframammary fold after TRAM flap breast reconstruction has not yet been described. This article offers a technique for the creation of an inframammary fold as a secondary procedure. The technique has been performed thus far in two patients with good aesthetic outcomes and no postoperative complications. It may also be suitable for adding bulk to the TRAM flap, especially in bilateral breast reconstruction, and for other minor chest deformities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. ra_amir@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silfen
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hauben
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012086:Reoperation