Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Aug 2013
Comparative StudyQuality-of-life outcomes between mastectomy alone and breast reconstruction: comparison of patient-reported BREAST-Q and other health-related quality-of-life measures.
Published data on quality of life in women after breast reconstruction are inconsistent. This cross-sectional study evaluated the quality of life of women after successful breast reconstruction in comparison with those who underwent mastectomy alone. ⋯ Therapeutic, III.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Aug 2013
Free-style local perforator flaps: versatility of the v-y design to reconstruct soft-tissue defects in the skin cancer population.
Free-style local perforator flaps can be harvested from any region of the body where an appropriate and detectable perforator vessel is present. Their use allows the surgeon to perform a "like with like" reconstruction by mobilizing surrounding tissues on a consistent vascular source. The authors report their experience with V-Y free-style perforator flaps in reconstruction of soft-tissue defects subsequent to skin cancer excision. ⋯ Therapeutic, IV.