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Autologous tissue is the best and long lasting kind of reconstruction. The tissue is warm, soft and feels like breast tissue. Autologous tissue ages naturally. It sags with gravity or gains and loses weight together with the patient’s constitution.
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Fansa, H., Heitmann, C. (2019). Autologous Reconstruction: Basic Principles for Free Flaps. In: Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Tissue. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95468-4_8
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