Fig. 2From: Flap revascularization in patients following immediate reconstruction using an autologous free dermal fat graft for breast cancer: a report of two casesA free dermal fat graft (FDFG: 7.0 cm × 9.0 cm) was harvested from the lower abdomen (a). The specimen is denuded of epidermal skin and made into a columnar shape (b). The breast defect (c) was repaired and filled with the FDFG, with the denuded surface fitted to the pectoralis major muscle (d). In the semi-sitting position, nipple and breast symmetry are checked carefully. A schematic diagram of this process is shown (e, f)Back to article page