Unilateral Reconstruction of the Large Breast: Combining Prosthetic and Autologous Methods for Improved Symmetry

Summary:. Postmastectomy reconstruction in patients with significant macromastia and/or large chest wall dimensions can be challenging. Implants have a limited size range and may not be large enough to adequately reconstruct a wide, obese patient. Abdominally based flaps may be unsafe in these patie...

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Main Author: Jean-Claude Schwartz, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-02-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002154