The advantages of free abdominal-based flaps over implants for breast reconstruction in obese patients. Plastic & reconstructive surgery, Nov. 2012, Vol. 130(5), p.991-1000.
Garvey, P.B., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Fulltext/2012/11000/The_Advantages_of_Free_Abdominal_Based_Flaps_over.4.aspx
The authors hypothesized that, for obese patients, delayed abdominal-based free flap (rather than implant-based and immediate) breast reconstruction would result in fewer overall complications and reconstruction losses.
