Research Article

Combined Endoscopy-Assisted Muscle-Sparing Latissimus Dorsi Flap Harvesting with Lipofilling Enhancement as a New Volume Replacement Technique in Breast Reconstruction

Table 3

Early and late postoperative complications of the surgery.

Studied group (n = 21)

Follow-up period (months)
 Range24–34
 Mean26.67
 SD3.38
Early postoperative complications of the breast, n (%)
 Partial skin necrosis1 (4.76%)
 Seroma10 (47.62%)
 Ecchymosis3 (14.29%)
 Wound infection2 (9.52%)
Early postoperative complications of the back, n (%)
 Seroma3 (14.29%)
 Ecchymosis0 (0.0%)
 Hematoma0 (0.0%)
Early postoperative complications of the donor site, n (%)
 Hematoma0 (0.0%)
 Ecchymosis8 (38.10%)
Late postoperative complications, n (%)
 Recurrence1 (4.76%)
 Oil cyst0 (0.0%)
 Macrocalcifications6 (28.57%)
 Complete flap loss0 (0.0%)