Boutros SG

Removal of the rib and adjacent cartilage is a common step for exposure of the recipient chest vessels in free-flap breast reconstructions. However, this adds both short- and long-term morbidity to the procedure. We describe our experience …

[BACKGROUND] The authors describe the use of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps in outpatient cosmetic breast augmentation. [METHODS] The authors reviewed patients who had undergone cosmetic breast augmentation with DIEP flap…

[BACKGROUND] Stacking free flaps for breast reconstruction is far from novel, even in the case of a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) plus profunda artery perforator (PAP) configuration, where the latter is always described in the …

[BACKGROUND] The extensive nature of perforator-based breast reconstructions, combined with the need for postoperative flap monitoring, often leads to long hospitalizations. We present an early report demonstrating the feasibility and advan…

[UNLABELLED] Breast reconstruction with autologous tissue following mastectomy for breast cancer has become the standard of care. Microvascular breast augmentation is an alternative for patients with failed breast prostheses, including pain…

[BACKGROUND] Breast reconstruction with autologous tissue is considered the current state-of-the-art choice following mastectomies, and the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is often among the favored techniques. Commonly refe…

[UNLABELLED] The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is a state-of-the-art option for breast reconstruction. However, thin patients with medium- to large-size native breasts are not ideal candidates due to the limited amo…