Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery 136(3):447-454, September 2015.
Park,
Julie E.; Alkureishi, Lee W. T.; Song, David H.
The
best secondary option for autologous breast reconstruction remains
controversial. Limitations of the gracilis myocutaneous flap, including volume,
skin paddle reliability, and donor morbidity, have been addressed by several
modifications, hereby expanding its role in the decision tree for autologous
breast reconstruction. This report documents the authors’ experience with
gracilis flap breast reconstruction. This is a retrospective case series of a
prospectively maintained database of patients undergoing breast reconstruction
with the free gracilis myocutaneous flap, including the transverse upper
gracilis, vertical upper gracilis, and bilateral stacked vertical upper
gracilis.
