Response to: 'Commentary on Delayed, two-staged autologous breast reconstruction: an approach to improving delayed reconstructive outcomes' by Mantelakis A, Kazzazi D, Bloom O, Gallagher M, Weale R & Geh J

To have met inclusion criteria, the patient must have undergone delayed breast reconstruction without having had any prior breast reconstruction The transverse rectus abdominis Muscle (TRAM) flap was used in 2 breasts, and the muscle-sparing TRAM flap was used in 6 breasts (Table 1) Dear Sir, We thank Mantelakis et al [[1]] for their interest in our article "Delayed, two-staged autologous breast reconstruction: an approach to improving delayed reconstructive outcomes" [[2]] [Extracted from the article] Copyright of European Journal of Plastic Surgery is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )