Breast reconstruction for breast asymmetry using recipient site pre-expansion and autologous fat grafting: A case report

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-527

  Del Vecchio, Daniel ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MALFORMATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST UNEQUALITY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BREAST; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; TISSUE EXPANSION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; ORGAN SIZE; TISSUE EXPANSION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 67449158935     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181a23f08     Document Type: Article

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