EP-1285: Immediate breast reconstruction followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. Aesthetics and Quality of life

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...

Comparison of quality of life, satisfaction with surgery and shoulder-arm morbidity in breast cancer survivors submitted to breast-conserving therapy or mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction

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...

Fat Grafting in Immediate 2-Stage Breast Reconstruction and Radiotherapy

complications of radiotherapy after immediate breast reconstruction with implant: risk factors and management - our institute’s experience

background: breast cancer is the most frequent malignant tumor in women worldwide. in recent years, defined reconstruction principles along with numerous surgical techniques with volume replacement have been published. autologous breast reconstruction is more natural but leaves donor site morbidity. it provides the opportunity to restore the breast mound without the need for scars. this study a...

Optimizing Safety, Predictability, and Aesthetics in Direct to Implant Immediate Breast Reconstruction: Evolution of Surgical Technique.

BACKGROUND Although immediate breast reconstruction with the insertion of a permanent prosthesis rather than a tissue expander (direct to implant [DTI]) has become gradually more preferred and requested by patients, the technique has yet to be fully embraced by most plastic surgeons, presumably due to concerns of patient safety and perceived higher complication and revision rates, despite not b...