Inset techniques for the DIEP flap – what improves aesthetic outcomes?

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Autoři: M. Kadhum ¹; C. Symonette ²; M. U. Javed ¹
Působiště autorů: Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom ¹; London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada ²
Vyšlo v časopise: ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 66, 1, 2024, pp. 10-15
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccachp202410

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Muhammad Umair Javed, MBBS, MSc Res, FRCS Plast

Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery

Morriston Hospital

Swansea, SA6 6NL

United Kingdom

e-mail: Umair.dr@gmail.com

Submitted: 2. 10. 2023

Accepted: 28. 2. 2024