Aesthetic refinements and reoperative procedures following 370 consecutive DIEP and SIEA flap breast reconstructions: Important considerations for patient consent

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-312

  Enajat, Morteza ^a   Smit, Jeroen M ^a   Rozen, Warren M ^c   Hartman, Ed H M ^b   Liss, Anders ^a   Kildal, Morten ^a   Audolfsson, Thorir ^a   Acosta, Rafael ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aesthetic; Autologous; Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; Refinement; Reoperation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION;

ADULT; AGED; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953022759     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-009-9424-y     Document Type: Article

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