Technical aspects of flap fixation after mastectomy for breast cancer: Guidelines for improving seroma-related outcome.

Merel A Spiekerman van Weezelenburg Loeki AldenhovenSander M J van KuijkGeerard L BeetsJames van Bastelaar

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)

Flap fixation in general, but also the surgical technique influences the incidence of seroma formation after mastectomy. Results suggest a minimum of 15 sutures, spaced approximately 3.7 cm apart.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
minimally invasive
risk factors
breast cancer risk