Creation of a Central Under Flap Pocket Allows Secondary Implant Augmentation of Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction

Background:. When a single perforator flap does not provide adequate volume or projection for satisfactory breast reconstruction, the addition of an implant may be considered at the time of second-stage revisions. Dissection of an implant pocket beneath the flap may lead to the inadvertent injury of...

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Main Authors: Craig A. Blum, MD, Frank J. DellaCroce, MD, Scott K. Sullivan, MD, Chris Trahan, MD, M. Whitten Wise, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001734