BREAST RECONSTRUCTION AFTER MASTECTOMY

The mastectomy patient presenting to the plastic surgeon often relates a profound sense of deformity. The current state of the art in breast reconstruction allows the plastic surgeon to intelligently address this deformity with procedures capable of achieving pleasing aesthetic results. If adequate soft tissue is present, implantation in the submuscular plane has proved satisfactory. However, if soft tissue deficiencies exist, highly acceptable results have been consistently achieved using the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. © 1979.