One-Stage Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Concise Review

One-Stage Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Concise Review

Background One-stage direct-to-implant immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) is performed simultaneously with breast cancer resection. We explored indications, techniques, and outcomes of IBR to determine its feasibility, safety, and effectiveness. Material and Methods We reviewed the available literature on one-stage direct-to-implant IBR, with or without acellular dermal matrix (ADM), synth...

One-stage immediate breast reconstruction with implants: a new option for immediate reconstruction.

BACKGROUND The current standard of care for breast implant reconstruction after mastectomy is 2-stage reconstruction with placement of tissue expanders followed by implants. The immediate use of implants at the time of mastectomy, which eliminates the need for a second operative procedure, has been sparsely reported and is not yet accepted as the standard of care. This study describes a 1-stage...

One-Stage Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants in Conservative Mastectomies

The evolution of breast cancer surgery is focused on optimization of the balance between the oncologic radicality and the maximization the cosmetic outcomes. The final goal of reconstructive breast surgery is to achieve a pleasant and attractive breast that matches as much as possible what is considered a “normal breast.”To do that, it is important first to understand which features define the ...

Stacked PAP Flaps for Two-Stage Immediate Bilateral Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report

The effects of postmastectomy adjuvant radiotherapy on immediate two-stage prosthetic breast reconstruction: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND The authors performed a systematic review of the literature on the outcome of therapy for patients with breast cancer who underwent adjuvant radiotherapy after an immediate two-stage prosthetic breast reconstruction, either following tissue expansion (stage 1) or after removal of the tissue expander and insertion of a final breast implant (stage 2). Their outcomes were compared to th...