Access video and video lecture content for this chapter online at Elsevier eBooks+ Introduction Plastic surgeons are frequently called upon to reconstruct soft-tissue and bony defects of the chest wall. Chest wall defects are exciting and challenging as thewy have…
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Introduction The structure of the chest and back serves multiple functions that are important to be aware of and maintain during reconstruction. The chest and back protect the vital heart, lungs, great vessels, and spine, and provide a pressure environment…
Introduction The superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap relies on its namesake vessels to perfuse the ipsilateral abdomen skin and fat, generally for autologous breast reconstruction. This type A fasciocutaneous flap was described in 1971 for head and neck reconstruction…