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Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for Immediate Breast Reconstruction

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This case illustrates the use of a superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flap for bilateral immediate breast reconstruction. A 45-year-old female was undergoing bilateral nipple sparing risk reducing mastectomy for BRCA mutation. The total operative time was 10 h. The patient’s postoperative recovery was uneventful, and she was discharged from the hospital on the sixth postoperative day. The late postoperative result was esthetically pleasing with no palpable areas of fat necrosis. The buttock donor area healed uneventfully with no wound dehiscence or seroma. There was good bilateral breast symmetry in the long term with no donor site contour deformity.

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  1. Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, UK

    T. Belgaumwala & P. Roblin

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Colin Morrison

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Belgaumwala, T., Roblin, P. (2022). Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for Immediate Breast Reconstruction. In: Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94191-2_81-1

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