Affiliations: [a] Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina, USA | [b] Clinical Faculty, Charlotte Plastic Surgery, University of North Carolina, USA | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Corresponding author: C. Scott Hultman, MD, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2105 Bioinformatics Building, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7195, USA. Tel.: +1 919 966 4446; Fax: +1 919 966 3814; E-mail: cshult@med.unc.edu
Abstract: Similar to other surgical disciples, plastic surgery has recently benefited from the introduction and application of endoscopic technologies. The creation and shaping of the reconstructed breast can now be performed via shorter, more remote incisions, which can be re-located to areas of improved cosmesis and improved wound healing. This less invasive approach to breast reconstruction (and the associated symmetry procedures) provides the opportunity for less tissue trauma and enhanced visualization. Such benefits may translate into quicker patient recovery and decreased operative morbidity.
DOI: 10.3233/BD-2002-16120
Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 147-156, 2002
