Are augmentation mammaplasty and reconstruction of the burned breast collateral lines? Experience in performing simultaneous reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
Anterior chest burns in young females frequently result in complicated problems such as scar contracture, damage to the nipple-areolar complex and breast tissue. Furthermore, an absent breast mound, hypoplasia or disfigurement of developed breasts can result in breast asymmetry and psychological problems. So we presented an alternative procedure that combines burn scar reconstruction and augmentation mammaplasty performed during one operative session. We believe patients who have either smaller natural breasts or burned breast with anterior chest scar contracture can earn both functional and aesthetic benefits via this simultaneous operation.
Hsiao
Yen-Chang
YC
Linkou Burn Center, Department of Plastic Surgery, Chang Chung Memorial Hospital & Chang Chung University, Linkou, Taiwan.
Yang
Jui-Yung
JY
Chuang
Shiow-Shuh
SS
Huang
Jiunn-Yuan
JY
Feng
Chung-Ho
CH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D009558:Nipples / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D055815:Young Adult