A Rare Chest Wall Deformity after Usage of a Tissue Expander for Breast Reconstruction

Summary:. A 2-stage breast reconstruction using a breast tissue expander and prosthesis is a simple method of breast reconstruction with little donor-site morbidity and short surgery time. In this report, we present a rare case of chest wall deformity, which appeared during breast skin expansion wit...

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Main Authors: Yukiko Kuramoto, MD, Tomoyuki Yano, MD, FACS, Masayuki Sawaizumi, MD, Kenta Tanakura, MD, Hiroki Miyashita, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001950