The efficacy of sensory nerve coaptation in DIEP flap breast reconstruction – Preliminary results of a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Sensory nerve coaptation has great potential to restore sensation after autologous breast reconstruction. However, blinded and randomized studies are lacking. We therefore present the preliminary results of our ongoing double-blinded randomized controlled trial that compares sensory recovery of innervated versus non-innervated DIEP flaps.