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Improved immediate breast reconstruction as a result of oncoplastic multidisciplinary meeting

open access: yesBreast Cancer: Targets and Therapy, 2017
Mohsen M El Gammal,1 Maria Lim,1 Rajan Uppal,2 Richard Sainsbury1 1Department of Breast Surgery, Parapet Breast Centre, Frimley Health Foundation Trust, Windsor, 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wexham and Heatherwood Hospital, Frimley ...
El Gammal MM   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients opting for breast reconstruction following mastectomy: an analysis of uptake rates and benefit

open access: yesBreast Cancer: Targets and Therapy, 2013
Marissa M Howard-McNattDepartment of General Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USAAbstract: For women with breast cancer who undergo a mastectomy, breast reconstruction offers improved psychological and cosmetic outcomes.
Howard-McNatt MM
doaj   +1 more source

A multi-centred sequential trial comparing PEGASUS, an intervention to promote shared decision making about breast reconstruction with usual care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Decision making about breast reconstruction (BR) is complex. The Patients’ Expectations and Goals: Assisting Shared Understanding of Surgery (PEGASUS) intervention aims to support shared decision making by helping women and clinicians clarify and discuss
Clarke, Alex   +6 more
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Minimal Scar Autologous Breast Reconstruction with Skin-sparing Mastectomy

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Background:. A skin paddle severely impairs the appearance of the reconstructed breast. We have established a new technique called “minimal scar autologous breast reconstruction” involving delayed nipple reconstruction using a local flap designed on the ...
Hajime Matsumine, MD, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the factors that influence breast reconstruction decision making in Australian women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background Breast reconstruction is safe and improves quality of life. Despite this, many women do not undergo breast reconstruction and the reasons for this are poorly understood.
Baghdikian, Nairy   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Implant-based reconstruction following mastectomy in patients who have had a previous breast augmentation: lessons from the national multicenter Implant Breast Reconstruction Evaluation Study

open access: yes, 2022
Background: breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure, and increasingly women in this group present with breast cancer or request risk-reducing surgery, but their optimal management is unclear.
Baker, Benjamin G.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Feeling like me again : a grounded theory of the role of breast reconstruction surgery in self-image [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The present study aimed to develop a theoretical understanding of the role of breast reconstruction in women's self-image. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 women from breast cancer support groups who had undergone breast reconstruction ...
Mckean, Lindsay N.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical, Histological, and Ultrasound Follow-Up of Breast Reconstruction with One-Stage Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction

open access: yes, 2023
Prosthetic breast reconstruction is the most common form of reconstruction for women who undergo mastectomy and immediate reconstruction. Refinements in breast cancer treatment, mastectomy techniques, and reconstructive protocols have de facto further ...
Gerardo, Cazzato   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Axillary Reconstruction with a Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery Perforator Flap as a Salvage Surgery for Axillary Invasion of Advanced Breast Cancer

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2018
Summary:. A case of advanced breast carcinoma with large skin invasion that extended from the breast to the axilla and which was reconstructed with a meshed split skin graft for the chest defect and a posterior circumflex humeral artery perforator flap ...
Yuki Otsuki, MD, PhD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breast reconstruction affects coping mechanisms in breast cancer survivors. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Coping strategies used by women with breast cancer are vital for adjustment to their disease. Whilst it is clear that factors such as age at diagnosis, social support and ethnicity can influence coping mechanisms, there is currently no information about ...
Rastall, S, Fuller, H, Lake, B, Usman, T
core   +1 more source

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