BACKGROUND Ideally, breast reconstruction is performed at the time of mastectomy in a single stage with minimal scarring. However, postoperative complications with direct-to-implant subpectoral reconstruction remain significant. These include asymmetry, flap necrosis, animation deformity, and discomfort. We report on a series of patients who have undergone immediate single-stage prepectoral, im...

Background: The impact of NACT on immediate breast reconstruction outcomes remains unclear. We assessed the effect neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) post-operative complications and delay to adjuvant therapy among women undergoing reconstructions.

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the psychosocial outcomes and body image of patients 2 years postmastectomy reconstruction using a multicenter, multisurgeon approach. BACKGROUND Although breast reconstruction has been shown to confer significant psychosocial benefits in breast cancer patients at year 1 postreconstruction, we considered the possibility that psychosocial outcomes may remain...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to compare the prevalence of shoulder-arm morbidity, patient satisfaction with surgery and the quality of life of women submitted to breast-conserving therapy or modified radical mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction . METHODS This study was a cross-sectional study of women who underwent breast-conserving therapy (n = 44) or modified radical mastect...

INTRODUCTION: Capsular contracture is the most frequently reported complication after implant-based breast reconstruction that affects 2.8 to 15.9 percent of patients. This study was first undertaken to present authors’ experience with acellular dermal matrix for prevention of capsular contracture in implant-based immediate breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi muscle flap, and to assess ...

BACKGROUND Immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy and delayed breast reconstruction with post-supplementary treatment are the two types of breast reconstruction currently performed when treating breast cancer. Post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) not only reduces local recurrence but also improves overall survival. However, the complications and survival rates associated with PMRT...