Breast Reconstruction with Non-Abdominal Autologous Tissue

The progresses in surgical field are amazing regarding the possibilities of soft tissue reconstruction. Techniques of breast reconstruction have been evolved since the last 40 years. There was a trend from pedicled flaps toward microsurgical free flaps. In the English literature have been reported several types of free flaps for BR. Although DIEP is the workhorse for the reconstruction, there are patients that do not have enough abdominal tissue to use. In those cases, other donor area such as buttock, thigh, lumbar area has been reported. The present article describes the choices for BR with non-abdominal autologous tissue.