Initial Experience with Unidirectional Barbed Suture for Abdominal Donor Site Closure in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction

Initial Experience with Unidirectional Barbed Suture for Abdominal Donor Site Closure in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction

Background:. The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is a predominant technique for autologous breast reconstruction. However, the best method of abdominal fascial closure in this technique is not well defined. This study details our initial experience with unidirectional barbed suture–o...

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Main Authors: Emily R. Finkelstein, MD, Abdel-Moneim Mohamed Ali, MD, Tripp Holton, III, MD, Benjamin Slavin, MD, Susan Taghioff, MD, Juan Mella-Catinchi, MD, MPH, Devinder Singh, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2024-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005681

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