Using a breast reduction to access a pedicled myocutaneous pectoralis major flap for anterior neck defect reconstruction: a case report
Author(s)
Boodhun, WS; Zinn, R;
Details
Publication Year 2023,Volume 6,Issue #1,Page 71409
Journal Title
Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Publication Type
Case report
Abstract
The pectoralis major myocutaneous flap is a reliable workhorse flap for reconstruction of the chest, and head and neck. In female patients with macromastia, there may be indication for a simultaneous superomedial pedicle breast reduction mammoplasty. The inferior pole of the breast and the inframammary fold can be harvested as the skin paddle of this myocutaneous flap.; We describe a case where the pectoralis major flap was used to reconstruct a supraclavicular defect with a simultaneous breast reduction. The inframammary fold was preserved with the pectoralis muscle flap which was accessed through a Wise-pattern reduction. This technique is suitable in women with macromastia who require a soft tissue reconstruction of the sternum or head and neck defect.
Department(s)
Surgical Oncology
Open Access at Publisher's Site
https://doi.org/10.34239/ajops.71409
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