Breast Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting

Breast Total Male Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting

SUMMARY Cancer of a male breast represents less than 1% of all breast cancer. As with to female patients, mastectomy in men creates a substantial emotional burden. Breast reconstruction may improve the patient's psychological well-being, compliance with adjuvant treatments, and overall outcome. However, due to the unique anatomy of the male breast, standard reconstructive strategies using anato...

Autologous Fat Grafting for Whole Breast Reconstruction

SUMMARY This is the first reported case of a patient who had a single-stage large-volume breast reconstruction with autologous fat grafting, following rotation flap approach (RoFA) mastectomy. The purpose of this case study was to evaluate the viability of reconstruction of the breast by autologous fat grafting alone, in the context of RoFA mastectomy. The hypothesis was that there would be min...

Breast Reconstruction with Fat Grafting Using “Reverse Tissue Expansion”

MATERIALS AND METHODS The technique uses a breast expander following mastectomy, which is then filled regularly until the desired expansion is reached (Fig. 1); the expander is then deflated by approximately 100–150 cc of saline to allow the same or slightly greater amount of purified adipose tissue to be transferred to the mammary region; with an approximately 6-month interval in between sessi...

Imaging changes after breast reconstruction with fat grafting - Retrospective study of 90 breast cancer

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the breast imaging changes after fat grafting and its impact on cancer follow up. METHODS This is a retrospective observational study conducted on patients who underwent fat grafting for breast reconstruction. We reviewed mammographic and ultrasound images of patients. Fisher's exact test was used to analyze results. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. RESUL...

Fat Grafting in Immediate 2-Stage Breast Reconstruction and Radiotherapy