Reconstruction of an anterior chest wall radionecrosis defect by a contralateral latissimus dorsi flap: A case report.

Introduction: Soft tissue and bone radionecrosis are rare but serious complications may occur late after radiotherapy.

Case Report: We report the case of an 86-year-old woman with a history an infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the left breast, treated by total mastectomy, left axillary dissection and adjuvant radiotherapy. Eighteen years later, the first radionecrosis lesions appeared and grew progressively in a 6-month period.

A new cost-effective and fast method of autologous fat grafting.

Due to the increasing number of fat grafting procedures, several laboratories have developed their own fat processing system (Puregraft(®), LipiVage(®), Viafill(®), etc.), such as closed harvesting systems, centrifugation or washing and filtration devices, or even simple decantation techniques. However, all these tissue-engineering systems are expensive.

Role of ropivacaine infiltration analgesia in bilateral reduction mammaplasty.

Introduction: Bilateral reduction mammaplasty (BRM) is a common procedure in plastic surgery. Our study aims to determine whether single-shot infiltration with ropivacaine during surgery reduces postoperative pain and decreases analgesic consumption.

Methods: In a prospective and monocentric study, all women operated by a single senior plastic surgeon, for whom BRM had been performed were included.