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. 2015 Aug 10;3(7):e462.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000441. eCollection 2015 Jul.

A Perforator Model as an Aid to Elevate Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap

Yohei Sotsuka  1 , Ken Matsuda  1 , Kazutoshi Fujita  1 , Toshihiro Fujiwara  1 , Masao Kakibuchi  1
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A Perforator Model as an Aid to Elevate Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap

Yohei Sotsuka et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .
No abstract available

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Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose concerning the article. The Article Processing Charge was paid for by the authors.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Making the model on the software. Dual extrusion of the filament is planned. The purge walls are created automatically by the software to give us the best quality for dual-extrusion prints.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Using the model as an aid to elevate DIEP flap. It is sterilized and placed onto the abdominal wall in the clean operative field. The deep epigastric artery was printed by a red filament, whereas the supports and rafts of the model were printed by yellow filaments.
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