Early tangential excision debulking after free latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction for soft tissue defects: presentation of three cases

Hiroko Murakami; Kazuo Sato; Yuta Izawa; Tatsuhiko Muraoka; Yoshihiko Tsuchida

doi:10.1080/23320885.2022.2128358

Early tangential excision debulking after free latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction for soft tissue defects: presentation of three cases

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2022 Oct 6;9(1):229-235. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2022.2128358. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Hiroko Murakami¹, Kazuo Sato¹, Yuta Izawa¹, Tatsuhiko Muraoka², Yoshihiko Tsuchida²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Trauma Center, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
² Department of Orthopedic Trauma Center, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kamakura, Japan.

Abstract

Bulkiness is patients' major complaint after free latissimus dorsi (LD) flap. We performed tangential excision debulking at 6-13 days following free LD flap in three patients. No flap necrosis or major complications occurred. Tangential excision debulking during the early phase after free LD flap might be safe and reliable.

Keywords: Debulking surgical procedures; esthetics; free tissue flaps; tangential excision.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.