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. 2020 Sep;102(7):544-545.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0027. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Reverse fish-tail design for correction of lateral fullness following mastectomy and DIEAP reconstruction

R Sinha  1 , F Al-Hassani  1   2 , M E Banwell  1
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Reverse fish-tail design for correction of lateral fullness following mastectomy and DIEAP reconstruction

R Sinha et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2020 Sep.
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Figure 1
Reverse fish-tail pattern
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Figure 2
Intra-operative ‘pinch’ test
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Figure 3
Lateral arm fullness excision with reverse fish tail pattern of excision
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Figure 4
Final closure of reverse fish tail pattern
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