Category: Poland Syndrome

Body contouring- Poland Syndrom correction with muscle transfer

A 23 years old professional soccer player came to us to have right sided Poland syndrome corrected. In his case that was a milder form of deformity with congenital absence of lower (sternal) portion of pectoral muscle. Correction involved transfer of well vascularized and innervated muscle from the back (latissimus dorsi muscle) which has similar…

POLAND SYNDROME 327

Poland syndrome after POLAND SYNDROME 327

A 21-year-old plastic surgery patient from Miami presented to our office for a consultation regarding correction of a very rare breast/chest deformity called Poland Syndrome. He was otherwise a very healthy, athletic, prospective professional soccer player. No other member of his family had a similar disorder. After a thorough clinical evaluation we found that his…