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. 2024 Apr 10;12(4):e5729.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005729. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Crafting Illusions: The Art of Neoumbilicoplasty in DIEP Patients

Rafael Netto  1 , Erica Kozorosky  2 , Andrea A Moreira  3   4
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Crafting Illusions: The Art of Neoumbilicoplasty in DIEP Patients

Rafael Netto et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Moreira is a consultant for Axogen. Dr. Netto is a consultant for Establishment Labs—Motiva Implants. The other author has no financial interest to declare in relation to the content of this article.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
A 55-year-old woman with left invasive ductal carcinoma who underwent an NSM with skin-only mastopexy and tissue expander reconstruction, followed by a bipedicle robotic DIEP flap. Postoperative photograph showing a low placement of the umbilicus with torso disproportion.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
A 62-year-old woman with a right ductal carcinoma in situ who underwent bilateral NSM and robotic DIEP flaps. Postoperative photograph with a properly placed umbilicus using the two-thirds to one-third ratio.
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