Fig. 6

The outcome of the patient who was applied tissue expansion/implant with endoscopy-assisted LDMF transfer two-stage left breast reconstruction combined with implant augmentation of right side at twenty-month follow-up. A A 50 years old woman underwent modified radical mastectomy for left breast cancer. The frontal and oblique pictures of the affected side were presented. B The patient underwent implant insertion with endoscopy-assisted LDMF transfer on the second stage of left breast reconstruction following tissue expansion on the first stage. In the meanwhile, she underwent right breast augmentation with an implant. The frontal, lateral and oblique pictures of the reconstructed breast were obtained at twenty-month follow-up. The 3D image indicated the two breasts achieved good volume symmetry. The back view showed the scar of the lumbar incision was almost invisible. LDMF latissimus dorsi muscle flap