Use of Abnobaviscum to treat refractory seroma after breast reconstruction with a latissimus dorsi flap: A case report

• Main Authors: Jong Seong Kim, Pil Seon Eo, Joon Seok Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Ho Yun Chung, Byung Chae Cho, Kang Young Choi, Ho Young Park, Jung Dug Yang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2019-04-01
• Series: Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Subjects: abnobaviscum; latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap; mammaplasty; seroma
• Online Access: http://e-aaps.org/upload/pdf/aaps-2019-01655.pdf

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the rate of refractory donor site seroma, defined as seroma that persists for at least 3 months postoperatively, as the number of breast reconstructions using a latissimus dorsi (LD) musculocutaneous flap has increased. Various factors have been proposed to be related, including smoking, obesity, flap mass, and body weight, and several studies have been conducted to explore treatment methods. Typically, surgical treatment, such as capsulectomy, has been considered for refractory seroma, but in this case report, we describe positive outcomes achieved by using Abnobaviscum to treat three female patients who developed a donor site seroma at least 3 months after breast reconstruction using an LD flap.