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Striving for excellence in breast reconstruction: the salvage of poor results
1Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Poor results in breast reconstruction can often be salvaged by turning to alternative techniques when the original treatment strategy has not produced optimum results. To do this, the surgeon must be willing to admit to aesthetic failures and correct them. If this is done honestly and vigorously, the multiplicity of methods presently available can allow us to turn many of our failures into successes. Five patients are presented to illustrate these principles and suggest some specific strategies for improving mediocre or poor results.