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  • Article
  • Open Access

Breast Reconstruction Using the Axillary-Approach Endoscopic Extended Latissimus Dorsi (Ax-eeLD) Flap

  • Shinsuke Akita,
  • Yoshihisa Yamaji,
  • Haruka Maei,
  • Kahoko Yamada,
  • Nobuhiro Ando,
  • Kentaro Kosaka,
  • Hiroshi Fujimoto and
  • Nobuyuki Mitsukawa

15 January 2026

Background/Objectives: Although the endoscopic extended latissimus dorsi (eeLD) flap avoids dorsal scarring, a lateral thoracic incision is still required. We developed an axillary-approach endoscopic extended latissimus dorsi (Ax-eeLD) flap enabling...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,489 Views
11 Pages

27 May 2023

For decades, implant-based breast augmentation has been one of the most performed surgical procedures for cosmetic purposes around the world. Hence, novel manufactured implants should be critically investigated to prove them safe and effective. Here,...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,341 Views
2 Pages

Risk Factors for Low Milk Production

  • Donna T. Geddes,
  • Stuart A. Prosser,
  • Zoya Gridneva and
  • Sharon L. Perrella

Numerous factors not consistently identified in pregnancy are linked with decreased breastfeeding exclusivity and durations. These factors may be considered in three domains: the anatomical, metabolic, and psychosocial domains. As fundamental researc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,748 Views
16 Pages

27 July 2021

In the last 20 years, surgical procedures in breast remodeling during mammoplasty have been deeply modified with a gradual shifting from an invasive intervention using definitive implants (DIs) to a more conservative autologous fat grafting (AFG). AF...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,889 Views
13 Pages

21 January 2021

Becker’s nevus is a relatively common skin lesion with brown hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis. It may be expressed simultaneously with other cutaneous, muscular, or skeletal defects, such as hypoplasia of the breast or scoliosis, for which...