Fat Necrosis: What To Know & Look For in Breast Reconstruction

Dr. Emily Williams of Plastic Surgery Northwest in Spokane, Washington discusses what patients should know about recognizing fat necrosis after breast reconstruction surgery.
The articles we discuss in the video:
Recent study from France: Oncological Safety of Autologous Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Cancer: A Case-control Study
Article from the Cleveland Clinic: consultqd.clev...
Article from France: pubmed.ncbi.nl...
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[@cher7438]

Do you have the links to the studies you mentioned at the beginning? I don't see them in the show notes.

[@DiepCFoundation]

Thank you for pointing this out. They are in the DiepCJourney podcast show notes. I will add them here but in the mean time, here you go. Recent study from France: Oncological Safety of Autologous Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Cancer: A Case-control Study
Article from the Cleveland Clinic: Autologous Fat Grafting For Breast Reconstruction: Safe but Worrisome to Patients