Changes in Skin Paddle Morphology after Autologous Breast Reconstruction
Our main findings were that the skin paddle shifts toward the outer caudal side after IABR and tends to become larger. When planning delayed nipple reconstruction with a local flap designed on a skin paddle, the paddle should be positioned slightly more mediocranially than the healthy nipple and should be narrower.
Authors
- Hajime Matsumine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-1169)
- Hiroyuki Sakurai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2757-6571)
- Chika Iizuka
Institutions
- Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center (JP)
- Tokyo Women's Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006175
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00