The effect of hypotonic pharmacologic lipodissolution on abdominal free flap perfusion: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypotonic pharmacologic lipodissolution (HPL) has gained popularity as a treatment for abdominal fat reduction, especially among Asian individuals. However, research on the effect of HPL on abdominal vascularity and abdominal autologous tissue flap are limited.

Case description

This case report describes a patient who underwent HPL treatment in November 2022 and subsequently underwent nipple-sparing mastectomy with free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstruction on April 4, 2023. The preoperative evaluation included computed tomography (CT) angiography to assess the viability of abdominal perforators and vasculature for TRAM flap reconstruction. Intraoperatively, indocyanine green (ICG) fluoroscopy was performed after TRAM flap elevati

SUBMITTER: Seo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002493 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature