Flat Aesthetic Mastectomy Closure with the Angel Wing Technique to Address Lateral Adiposity: Technique and Outcome Analysis

• Main Authors: E. Klenotic (Author), D. Ochoa (Author), K. Stephenson (Author), C. Croswell (Author), S. Sullivan (Author), A. C. Sherman (Author), R. Henry-Tillman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Oncologic mastectomy in the setting of obesity poses challenges in achieving a flat closure that includes the lateral adiposity. The angel wing (AW) technique was developed to address this issue. We aim to demonstrate the safety of AW by evaluating incidence of arm lymphedema (AL) and...