title: Chest wall deformity after tissue expansion.
abstract: There have been few reports about skeletal changes beneath a tissue expander in breast reconstruction. We present one, and surgeons should be cautious about the possibility of skeletal deformities in patients who are osteoporotic and postmenopausal who require prolonged tissue expansion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sariguney
authors.forename: Suhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
mesh_terms: D019928:Breast Implantation; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000453:epidemiology; D035441:Thoracic Wall; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000009:adverse effects*