Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast

Pioneering. Proven. Practical.

This practical guide will help surgeons stay one step ahead in the fast-paced specialty of breast surgery. It combines
proven methods with pioneering techniques, and patient-oriented procedures with in-depth theory. What's more, it
features over 600 high-quality illustrations and photographs.

Highlights:


Photographic documentation of pre-, intra-, and postoperative findings

Surgical sequences with step-by-step instructions

New techniques for cosmetic indications

Tried-and-tested methods for dealing with complications

Many invaluable tips from experienced specialists

This new revised edition of Bohmert's highly successful work provides extended material on cosmetic breast surgery and
improved, updated illustrations. As a result, it is an excellent teaching manual, a reliable reference for surgeons and
consultants, and an invaluable tool in day-to-day practice.







1 Surgical Anatomy of the Breast 1
2 Silicone (Gel) Breast Implants 8
3 Augmentation Mammaplasty 18
4 Reduction Mammaplasty 36
5 Prophylactic Mastectomy 107
6 Breast-Conserving Therapy: Indications and Plastic Surgical
Procedures for Avoiding Cosmetic Defects 122
7 Indications and Technique of the Modified Radical and Skin-
Preserving Mastectomy 147
8 Immediate Breast Reconstruction Using Tissue Expansion and
Silicone Implants 155
9 Creation of Ptosis with an Abdominal Advancement Flap 170
10 Reconstruction Utilizing an External Oblique-Rectus
Musculofascial Turn-Over Flap 178
11 Immediate Reconstruction of the Breast with a Latissimus
Dorsi Flap 193
12 Delayed Breast Reconstruction with Implants and Tissue
Expanders 198
13 Aesthetic and Technical Aspects of Breast Reconstruction with
the Latissimus Dorsi Flap 209
14 Anatomy of the Transverse Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous
Flap - the TRAM Flap 251
15 Unipedicled TRAM Flap 258
16 Bipedicled TRAM Flap 282
17 Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction 296
18 Bilateral Breast Reconstruction with the TRAM Flap 344
19 Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap 353
20 Reconstruction of the Nipple-Areolar Complex 356
Summary 365
21 References 366
Index 371