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This research aims to analyze patient selection, surgical outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes for lumbar artery perforator flaps.

March 15, 2026Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Categorizing Patient Selection, Outcomes, and Indications in 300 Lumbar Artery Perforator Flaps

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NHNicholas T. Haddock DHDominic Henn LKLauren Kim

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Retrospective review highlights improved surgical outcomes in 300 lumbar artery perforator flaps, suggesting long-term benefits in patient-reported satisfaction and quality of life.

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This research aims to analyze patient selection, surgical outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes for lumbar artery perforator flaps.
Retrospective review of 300 LAP flap breast reconstructions from 2018 to 2025.
Patients categorized by reconstruction type: unilateral, bilateral, and stacked.
Analysis of complications, operative characteristics, and BREAST-Q outcomes.
Overall complication rates for non-stacked LAP flaps decreased from 30.2% in 2019 to 8.8% by 2024-2025.
BREAST-Q scores showed sustained improvements in satisfaction, psychosocial, and physical well-being.
Stacked LAP flaps had higher complication rates than standard LAP flaps, particularly in patients with elevated BMI and diabetes.

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Haddock et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b5ff5c83145bc643d1bc95 https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000013030

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March 15, 2026Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Categorizing Patient Selection, Outcomes, and Indications in 300 Lumbar Artery Perforator Flaps

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Authors

NHNicholas T. Haddock DHDominic Henn LKLauren Kim

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Overview

Retrospective review highlights improved surgical outcomes in 300 lumbar artery perforator flaps, suggesting long-term benefits in patient-reported satisfaction and quality of life.

Key Points

This research aims to analyze patient selection, surgical outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes for lumbar artery perforator flaps.
Retrospective review of 300 LAP flap breast reconstructions from 2018 to 2025.
Patients categorized by reconstruction type: unilateral, bilateral, and stacked.
Analysis of complications, operative characteristics, and BREAST-Q outcomes.
Overall complication rates for non-stacked LAP flaps decreased from 30.2% in 2019 to 8.8% by 2024-2025.
BREAST-Q scores showed sustained improvements in satisfaction, psychosocial, and physical well-being.
Stacked LAP flaps had higher complication rates than standard LAP flaps, particularly in patients with elevated BMI and diabetes.

Cite This Study

Haddock et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b5ff5c83145bc643d1bc95 https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000013030

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