The GOLI procedure: goldilocks mastectomy with extended lateral intercostal perforator artery flap—a surgical technique for total breast reconstruction
Mustafa Khanbhai, Michael Faheem, Shweta Aggarwal · 2026
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Mustafa Khanbhai, Michael Faheem and Shweta Aggarwal describe a combined mastectomy and reconstruction technique for high-risk patients in a 2026 surgical paper. Standard implant or free-flap reconstruction can be unsafe for patients with obesity and multiple illnesses because of long operations and complication risk. Their GOLI approach pairs a skin-reducing mastectomy pattern with the patient own tissue. Lower skin flaps supply inner volume. A flap from the side chest wall, fed by a perforator artery, adds outer fullness.
Two patients recovered without problems, with satisfactory appearance and no delay to further cancer treatment. No flap loss or fat death occurred. The single-stage method avoids microsurgery while using available tissue fully. Larger prospective study is warranted, the authors note.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mustafa Khanbhai, Michael Faheem, Shweta Aggarwal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |