Table 2. List of cases of women with breast reconstruction after blunt trauma with a seat belt.
| No. | Study (year) | Country | Age | Presentation | Intraoperative findings | Reconstruction technique | Complication | Follow-up (mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddle and Morrison (2010) 3 | Australia | 37 | Right diagonal cleft + NAC retraction | Fat necrosis | Right mastopexy + left reduction | No | 6 |
| 2 | Scevola et al(2011) 9 | France | 60 | Right diagonal cleft + NAC retraction | Fat necrosis | Mastopexy + bilateral reduction (superomedial flap) + lipofilling |
No | 12 |
| 3 | 54 | Right diagonal cleft | Fat necrosis | No | 12 | |||
| 4 | Teo et al (2014) 16 | The United Kingdom | 67 | Right diagonal cleft + NAC retraction | Fat necrosis | Resection + deepithelialization of the edges of the cleft | No | 2 |
| 5 | Petrie (2014) 10 | The United Kingdom | 69 | Right diagonal cleft + NAC retraction | Fat necrosis | Breast reduction (superomedial flap) + lipofilling | No | – |
| 6 | Noel et al (2020) 11 | The United States | 53 | Right diagonal cleft | Fat necrosis + fibrosis | Bilateral reduction (lower flap) | Delayed wound healing of inferior incisions | 4 |
| 7 | Lafford et al (2021) 12 | The United Kingdom | 63 | Right vertical cleft + NAC inversion | Fibrosis | Bilateral reduction (superior flap) | No | 3 |
| 8 | Our case | Argentina | 58 | Left soft tissue defect + NAC retraction | Fat necrosis + fibrosis |
Mastopexy + bilateral reduction (lower flap type I Ribeiro) |
No | 12 |
Abbreviation: NAC, nipple–areola complex.