Optimizing Aesthetic Outcomes in Delayed Breast Reconstruction
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2017 Background:. The need to restore both the missing breast volume and breast surface area makes achieving excellent aesthetic outcomes in delayed breast reconstruction especially challenging.
Wojciech Dec, MD
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Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, 2021 Nipple-areola complex (NAC) reconstruction is an important part of breast reconstruction. Although several techniques for NAC reconstruction have been described in the literature, the long-term outcomes after NAC reconstruction remain less satisfactory ...
Lee L Q Pu, Ping Song
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Bilateral Breast Reconstruction with Extended Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Propeller Flaps and Implants [PDF]
, 2015 We present our experience of bilateral total breast reconstruction using a double-sided extended thoracodorsal artery perforator propeller flap in a case series of 10 patients. Reconstruction was successfully achieved in all cases with few complications.
Børsen-Koch, Mikkel +4 more
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Clinical Data Related to Breast Reconstruction; Looking Back on the 21th Century and Forward to the Next Steps [PDF]
, 2015 Breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery represents a positive step in restoring a women’s idea of self by reestablishing her feminine features and confidence, thus improving essential aesthetic and emotional aspects. Regarded as the cornerstone
Cristina, Filip Iulia +3 more
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Acute changes in clinical breast measurements following bra removal:implications for surgical practice [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundStable measurement of breast position is crucial for objective pre-operative planning and post-operative evaluation. In clinical practice, breast measures are often taken immediately following bra removal.
Brown, Nicola +3 more
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A Breast Reduction Technique for the Free DIEP Flap Post Breast Reconstruction
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenSummary:. Breast flap remodeling is a common procedure after breast reconstruction. We present a unique approach to breast reduction using a superomedial pedicle inverted “T” technique in patients with previous free deep inferior epigastric perforator ...
Magdalena Cordoba, BSc +4 more
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Complication prevalence following use of tutoplast-derived human acellular dermal matrix in prosthetic breast reconstruction: A retrospective review of 203 patients [PDF]
, 2014 SummaryUse of human acellular dermal matrix (ADM) during prosthetic breast reconstruction has increased. Several ADM products are available produced by differing manufacturing techniques. It is not known if outcomes vary with different products.
Beck, R.T. +6 more
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Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction
Seminars in Plastic Surgery, 2019 Prepectoral breast reconstruction was first done in the early 1960s; however, while initial results were promising, high complication rates led surgeons to move toward submuscular implant placement. We soon came to find that submuscular implant placement
J. Kaplan +4 more
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Breast reconstruction after mastectomy
Frontiers in Surgery, 2016 Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Its surgical approach has become less and less mutilating in the last decades. However, the overall number of breast reconstructions has significantly increased lately.
Daniel eSchmauss +3 more
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Breast Reconstruction during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Introduction:. The COVID-19 pandemic posed unique challenges for breast reconstruction. Many professional organizations initially placed restrictions on breast reconstruction, leading surgeons to conceive innovative protocols for offering breast ...
Kshipra Hemal, MD +5 more
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