Using two flaps to achieve aesthetic autologous breast mound reconstruction.
Breast mound reconstruction can be a particularly difficult procedure in patients who have delayed reconstruction. A technique in which two flaps are used is described. The lateral thoracodorsal flap is used to create a breast pocket, and the latissimus dorsi flap is used to fill this breast pocket. The advantages of the technique are one-stage autologous reconstruction with a skin envelope similar in color and texture to the opposite breast. The disadvantages include a larger scar.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and University Cape Town, South Africa.
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Hudson
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D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome