Access video and video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction The transverse upper gracilis (TUG) flap, also known as the transverse musculocutaneous gracilis (TMG) flap, with the variations in flap design, is a useful donor site…
Access video and video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction Replacing tissue loses in kind is essential to achieve functionally and aesthetically pleasing outcomes in all aspects of plastic surgery; therefore, the ideal tissue for breast…
Introduction As autologous breast reconstruction increases in demand, alternative flaps continue to evolve. For the majority of patients, the abdomen is the preferred donor site primarily because patients often benefit from the improvement in contour and the relative ease of…
Introduction The superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap is very attractive for breast reconstruction because it provides the soft, pliable, and often abundant, skin and subcutaneous tissue from the lower abdominal donor site, just like the free or pedicled transverse…
Access video content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction The free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap is derived from the lower abdominal soft tissues and evolved from the pedicle TRAM flap and is the precursor to the…
Access video content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap was first introduced by Koshima and Soeda in 1989 and popularized for postmastectomy reconstruction by Treece and Allen in 1994. It has…
Access video and video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction Breast reconstruction has undergone a transformation over the past 40 years. Techniques in soft tissue management and improvements in tissue expander and implant design have advanced…
Access video content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction The goal of breast reconstruction is to give patients the opportunity to move beyond breast cancer and mastectomy by creating symmetric and naturally appearing breasts. One method of reconstruction…
You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log in here
Access video content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction In the last few years, an increased demand for improvement in aesthetic results of breast reconstruction has pushed plastic and oncological surgeons to find new strategies. A turning point…