The Medial Paramuscular Approach to DIEP Flap Pedicle Dissection: Incorporating Rectus Diastasis Repair into Routine Donor-Site Closure.

Hendrickson, Susan A; Dusseldorp, Joseph R · Plast Reconstr Surg · 2025

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Abstract

Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap harvest carries a risk of post-operative muscle weakness. The authors describe a novel minimally-invasive technique for pedicle dissection that requires no additional equipment and effectively minimises abdominal weakness.

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