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Liposuction is a common aesthetic procedure and it has been used in defatting flaps and other procedures than aesthetic. Reconstruction with flaps needs good blood supply. If liposuction has previously been done, there can be a question of the vascularity of a flap. The authors present a patient who had prior liposuction of the abdomen and medial thighs, and also bilateral mastectomies were reconstructed with implants and the latissimus dorsi on the left. Because the abdomen was not suitable for further reconstruction, bilateral transverse gracilis myocutaneous flaps were utilized and there were no postoperative complications. Although the history of previous liposuction contouring procedures may present a potential increased risk in perforator flap harvest, it has been demonstrated that it is not an absolute contraindication.
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Mohan, A.T., Wong, C., Saint-Cyr, M. (2016). The Transverse Upper Gracilis Flap for Breast Reconstruction Following Liposuction of the Thigh. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Liposuction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_55
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