Decreasing Umbilical Necrosis in Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap Breast Reconstruction with Surgical Delay

• Andrew I. Elkwood, MD, MBA,
• Paul J. Therattil, MD,
• Hamid Abdollahi, MD,
• Alexandra Clapp, BA,
• Tushar R. Patel, MD

Affiliations

Andrew I. Elkwood, MD, MBA

From the *The Plastic Surgery Center, Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, Shrewsbury, N.J.

Paul J. Therattil, MD

†Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.

Hamid Abdollahi, MD

From the *The Plastic Surgery Center, Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, Shrewsbury, N.J.

Alexandra Clapp, BA

From the *The Plastic Surgery Center, Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, Shrewsbury, N.J.

Tushar R. Patel, MD

From the *The Plastic Surgery Center, Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, Shrewsbury, N.J.