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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug 8:24:QA21.
eCollection 2024.

Cost Effective, Simple, and Reliable Intraoperative Breast Sizer for Selecting Implant Volume in Breast Reconstruction With Double-Drape, Double-Donut: Standard Lap Pad

Ryan A Cantrell  1 , Alexander L Mostovych  1 , Carter Prewitt  1 , Claire Fell  1 , Sierra M Shockley  1 , Bradon J Wilhelmi  2
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Cost Effective, Simple, and Reliable Intraoperative Breast Sizer for Selecting Implant Volume in Breast Reconstruction With Double-Drape, Double-Donut: Standard Lap Pad

Ryan A Cantrell et al. Eplasty. .
No abstract available

Keywords: breast reconstruction; double donut; double drape; implant sizer; laparotomy sponges.

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Disclosure: The authors disclose no financial or other conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Preoperative measurements before bilateral skin-sparing mastectomy, 300-mL subpectoral tissue expander placement, double-drape rearrangement of mastectomy skin, and double-donut nipple-areolar grafting.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Preoperative measurements with tissue expanders before second stage.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative images comparing a 600-mL high-profile round gel implant (left breast) to 6 lap pads (right breast). (A) Birds eye view. (B) Inferior view.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Postoperative view of breasts containing 2 600-mL high-profile round gel implants.
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