title: Primary Fat Grafting to the Pectoralis Muscle during Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Latissimus dorsi flap is one of the best options for immediate and delayed breast reconstruction. However, this technique is limited by the tissue volume provided by the flap. To improve breast volume while reducing complications, fat grafting is now very often used in addition to latissimus dorsi flap. To the best of our knowledge, fat grafting was always performed as a second-line surgery, at least a few months after the flap procedure. We aimed to report our experience with an associated breast reconstruction technique combining musculocutaneous latissimus dorsi flap with intrapectoral lipofilling for totally autologous breast reconstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between September 2014 and January 2015, 20 patients underwent this technique for unilateral autologous breast reconstruction (14 delayed and 6 immediate breast reconstructions). A mean harvested fat volume of 278 ml (range: 190-350 ml) and a mean injected fat volume of 228 ml (range: 170-280 ml) were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  None of the patients experienced complications, such as flap necrosis, breast skin necrosis, hematomas, or infection. One of the patients developed a seroma, which was treated with 3 drainage punctions. Only 2 patients underwent delayed fat grafting procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Totally autologous breast reconstruction combining latissimus dorsi flap and intrapectoral fat grafting in the same procedure is a new technique allowing increased breast volume in a single surgery.
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, University of Paris-EST, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niddam
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, University of Paris-EST, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, University of Paris-EST, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hersant
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, University of Paris-EST, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Meningaud