DIEP flap transfer for immediate breast reconstruction undergoes satisfactory progressive spontaneous sensitive recovery at 6 and 12 months after surgery, and operative time spent dissecting sensitive perforator branches and their coaptation in recipient site could be spared.
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report in which fat transfer was used to achieve immediate latissimus dorsi flap volume augmentation as an alternative for total autologous reconstruction, avoiding implant-related complications.
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