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Inspired by successful reconstruction obtained using the Lewis–Ryan lower thoracic advancement flap to rebuild missing breast, we have adapted that extremely simple technique to prior serial expansions, in order to create more natural mounds, better defined submammary folds, and when possible, some grade of ptosis, without additional, new scarring. The procedure is introduced and compared to other such flaps as the TRAM and the latissimus dorsii. In our series, 30 patients were evaluated according to the quality of the final results, and the most frequent complications are pointed out and discussed.
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Leal, P., Fausto de Souza, A. Breast Reconstruction by Expansion and Advancement of the Upper Abdominal Flap . Aesth. Plast. Surg. 21 , 175 –179 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002669900105
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