title: Free DIEP flap breast augmentation following excessive reduction.
abstract: A two-stage procedure using bilateral free DIEP flaps to correct excessive bilateral breast reduction is described. The reconstructive challenge was to achieve satisfactory breast projection on a large torso without recourse to prosthetic implants or extensive back scars. The literature on the use of TRAM and latissimus dorsi flaps in subtotal breast reconstruction for various other breast deformities is reviewed. We have not found a similar case to ours in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, UK.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: M W H
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Erdmann
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome