A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns
Breast deformity, in post-burn patients, is a common problem leading to lower self-esteem and reclusive behavior that impairs quality of life. The authors present the course of treatment of an 18-year-old immigrant girl who suffered second- to third-degree burns over approximately 20% of her total b...
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| author | Laurenz Weitgasser Ali Bahsoun Amro Amr Michael Brandstetter Friedrich Knam Thomas Schoeller |
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| description | Breast deformity, in post-burn patients, is a common problem leading to lower self-esteem and reclusive behavior that impairs quality of life. The authors present the course of treatment of an 18-year-old immigrant girl who suffered second- to third-degree burns over approximately 20% of her total body surface area in her early childhood. The second- to third-degree burns were located on her right trunk and abdomen, as well as her right shoulder, neck, and right groin area. Since it was not offered in her home country, reconstructive surgery, including microsurgical breast reconstruction, was sought abroad. Due to the lack of available skin and soft tissue, a bilateral breast reconstruction with free transverse myocutaneous gracilis flaps was offered. This case illustrates one method of using microsurgery to address post-burn breast deformities in order to alleviate psychological suffering and improve quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b154c70ffa8f4786a7bb99753402727e2022-12-22T02:58:04ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712018-03-01450218018410.5999/aps.2017.01039907A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burnsLaurenz Weitgasser0Ali Bahsoun1Amro Amr2Michael Brandstetter3Friedrich Knam4Thomas Schoeller5Department of Hand, Breast, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GermanyDepartment of Hand, Breast, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GermanyDepartment of Hand, Breast, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GermanyDepartment of Hand, Breast, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GermanyDepartment of Hand, Breast, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GermanyDepartment of Hand, Breast, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, GermanyBreast deformity, in post-burn patients, is a common problem leading to lower self-esteem and reclusive behavior that impairs quality of life. The authors present the course of treatment of an 18-year-old immigrant girl who suffered second- to third-degree burns over approximately 20% of her total body surface area in her early childhood. The second- to third-degree burns were located on her right trunk and abdomen, as well as her right shoulder, neck, and right groin area. Since it was not offered in her home country, reconstructive surgery, including microsurgical breast reconstruction, was sought abroad. Due to the lack of available skin and soft tissue, a bilateral breast reconstruction with free transverse myocutaneous gracilis flaps was offered. This case illustrates one method of using microsurgery to address post-burn breast deformities in order to alleviate psychological suffering and improve quality of life.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2017.01039reconstructive surgeryburnsmicrosurgeryfree-tissue flapsgracilis muscle |
| spellingShingle | Laurenz Weitgasser Ali Bahsoun Amro Amr Michael Brandstetter Friedrich Knam Thomas Schoeller A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns Archives of Plastic Surgery reconstructive surgery burns microsurgery free-tissue flaps gracilis muscle |
| title | A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns |
| title_full | A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns |
| title_fullStr | A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns |
| title_short | A rare approach? Microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns |
| title_sort | rare approach microsurgical breast reconstruction after severe burns |
| topic | reconstructive surgery burns microsurgery free-tissue flaps gracilis muscle |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2017.01039 |
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