Breast reconstruction without skin flaps

The development of reliable flaps has made breast reconstruction possible for virtually any patient who has had a mastectomy. However, most breast reconstructions are performed with implants, without flaps. The authors give examples of the use of implants alone without flaps, in situations usually t...

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Published inClinics in plastic surgery Vol. 11; no. 2; p. 265
Main Authors Dowden, R V, Dinner, M I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1984
Subjects
Breast - surgery
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Mastectomy - methods
Surgery, Plastic - methods
Surgical Flaps
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Summary:The development of reliable flaps has made breast reconstruction possible for virtually any patient who has had a mastectomy. However, most breast reconstructions are performed with implants, without flaps. The authors give examples of the use of implants alone without flaps, in situations usually thought to require flaps.
ISSN:0094-1298
1558-0504
DOI:10.1016/S0094-1298(20)31790-9