Internal medicine

Breast reconstruction

Obesity

Cancer

Surgery

Body mass index

Overweight

Underweight

Gynecology

Breast cancer

Medicine

Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery

Several patient-related factors have been identified with regard to the safety and efficacy of breast reconstructions. This study analyzed the largest series of microsurgical breast reconstructions in Germany using deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps, with a focus on the impact of patient body mass index (BMI).

Impact of body mass index on free DIEP flap breast reconstruction: A multicenter cohort study