A single-use negative-pressure wound therapy device can reduce mastectomy skin flap necrosis in direct-to-implant breast reconstruction

A single-use negative-pressure wound therapy device can reduce mastectomy skin flap necrosis in direct-to-implant breast reconstruction

Background Mastectomy flap necrosis is a common and challenging complication of direct-to-implant (DTI) breast reconstruction. The PICO single-use negative-pressure wound therapy device may reduce the complications associated with skin flap necrosis. We evaluated the relationship between PICO use an...

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Main Authors: Ji Hun Kim, Yun Sang Kim, Yang Woo Kim, Yu Jin Kim, Yong Soon Chun, Heung Kyu Park, Young Woo Cheon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2020-01-01
Series:Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
negative-pressure wound therapy
breast reconstruction
breast implants
complications
necrosis
Online Access:http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-2019-01893.pdf

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