Abstract
Breast deformities following long-lasting complications associated with the use of polyurethane prostheses are encountered with increasing frequency in our practice. Patients with this problem often feel frustrated after a long period of unsuccessful treatment and multiple operations. The anatomopathological bases of the deformity in such patients can be summarized as follows: volumetric mammary defect, soft tissue deficiency, and distortion and fibrosis of residual breast tissues. The reconstructive procedure should provide adequate aesthetic results with permanent or long-lasting symmetry, possibly in a single operative stage. The procedures employed in 12 patients are reviewed, and 3 representative cases are described in detail. The best aesthetic results in difficult cases have been achieved with either a latissimus dorsi muscular flap raised through minimal posterior incisions and transposed anteriorly to cover a permanent, expandable implant, or a suitably tailored, partly deepithelialized transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 481-488 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Annals of Plastic Surgery |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |
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Surgical correction of breast deformities following long-lasting complications of polyurethane-covered implants. / Berrino, P.; Franchelli, S.; Santi, P.
In: Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 24, No. 6, 1990, p. 481-488.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - Breast deformities following long-lasting complications associated with the use of polyurethane prostheses are encountered with increasing frequency in our practice. Patients with this problem often feel frustrated after a long period of unsuccessful treatment and multiple operations. The anatomopathological bases of the deformity in such patients can be summarized as follows: volumetric mammary defect, soft tissue deficiency, and distortion and fibrosis of residual breast tissues. The reconstructive procedure should provide adequate aesthetic results with permanent or long-lasting symmetry, possibly in a single operative stage. The procedures employed in 12 patients are reviewed, and 3 representative cases are described in detail. The best aesthetic results in difficult cases have been achieved with either a latissimus dorsi muscular flap raised through minimal posterior incisions and transposed anteriorly to cover a permanent, expandable implant, or a suitably tailored, partly deepithelialized transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap.
AB - Breast deformities following long-lasting complications associated with the use of polyurethane prostheses are encountered with increasing frequency in our practice. Patients with this problem often feel frustrated after a long period of unsuccessful treatment and multiple operations. The anatomopathological bases of the deformity in such patients can be summarized as follows: volumetric mammary defect, soft tissue deficiency, and distortion and fibrosis of residual breast tissues. The reconstructive procedure should provide adequate aesthetic results with permanent or long-lasting symmetry, possibly in a single operative stage. The procedures employed in 12 patients are reviewed, and 3 representative cases are described in detail. The best aesthetic results in difficult cases have been achieved with either a latissimus dorsi muscular flap raised through minimal posterior incisions and transposed anteriorly to cover a permanent, expandable implant, or a suitably tailored, partly deepithelialized transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap.
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