Obesity and Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Obesity and Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Drs Hassan and Selber discuss their recently published article in JACS, Ensuring Safety While Achieving Beauty: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Mastectomy and Autologous Breast Reconstruction Outcomes in Patients with Obesity

https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/A...

Study Authors:

Abbas M Hassan, MD
Praneet Paidisetty, BS
Nicholas Ray, BS
Janhavi V Govande, BS
Rene D Largo, MD
Carrie K Chu, MD, FACS
Alexander F Mericli, MD, FACS
Mark V Schaverien, MD
Mark W Clemens, MD, FACS
Matthew M Hanasono, MD, FACS
Edward I Chang, MD, FACS
Charles E Butler, MD, FACS
Patrick B Garvey, MD, FACS
Jesse C Selber, MD, FACS

Citation: Hassan AM, Paidisetty P, Ray N, et al. Ensuring Safety While Achieving Beauty: An Evidence-Based Approach to Optimizing Mastectomy and Autologous Breast Reconstruction Outcomes in Patients with Obesity; J Am Coll Surg. 2023; 237.

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