The Latissimus Dorsi Added Fat Flap for Natural Tissue Breast Reconstruction: Report of 15 Cases

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 97; no. 1; pp. 63 - 70
• Main Authors: Barnett, Geoffrey R, Gianoutsos, Mark P
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD American Society of Plastic Surgeons 01-01-1996; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - transplantation; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Breast - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Mammaplasty - methods; Medical sciences; Muscle, Skeletal - transplantation; Nipples - surgery; Physical Therapy Modalities; Poland Syndrome - surgery; Range of Motion, Articular; Reoperation; Shoulder - physiology; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the genital tract and mammary gland; Surgical Flaps - adverse effects; Surgical Flaps - methods; Human; Mammary gland diseases; Adipose tissue; Indication; Plastic surgery; Female; Anatomical reconstruction; Mammary gland; Latissimus dorsi muscle; Technique; Flap (surgery); Subcutaneous tissue
• ISSN: 0032-1052; 1529-4242
• DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199601000-00010

The latissimus dorsi added fat flap is an alternative method of natural tissue breast reconstruction. A significant volume of additional subcutaneous back fat is left attached to a traditional latissimus dorsi flap, avoiding the need for an additional implant. The surgical technique and results in 15 patients are discussed. (Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 9763, 1996.)