ABSTRACT

CLINICAL INDICATIONS 2. A 48-year-old woman is considering fat grafting to the left breast following a wide local

excision of a 2 cm breast tumor and subsequent chemoradiotherapy. She dislikes the appearance of the left breast, which has a contour defect with puckered scarring. In addition to addressing the volume deficiency, what is the main secondary benefit of fat grafting in this patient? A. Tumor recurrence risk will be reduced B. Tumor surveillance will be simplified C. Breast skin quality will be improved

D. Wound healing will be enhanced E. Postoperative swelling will be avoided

3. You see a woman in clinic who has undergone breast construction with a free DIEP flap. The lateral part of the flap did not survive and the patient is now lacking lateral and upper pole fullness. When discussing risks and benefits of fat grafting to the breast, which one of the following statements is correct? A. Overcorrection of the deficit in the OR

should be avoided. B. Multiple fat transfer procedures are likely

to be required. C. External tissue expansion with the Brava

system is needed.