From the Division of Reconstructive microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Received July 8, 2010, and accepted for publication, after revision, November 13, 2010.
Presented at the 5th Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Okinawa, Japan, June 25–27, 2009; First Asian Symposium for Breast Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Taipei Taiwan, May 30–31, 2009; and 10th Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery, Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2009.
Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.
Reprints: Ming-Huei Cheng, MD, MHA, FACS, Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 5, Fu-Hsing St, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan. E-mail: [email protected].