The Use of a Wound Protector as a Self Retaining Skin Retractor for Skin Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction at the same time as mastectomy (immediate breast reconstruction) has also been adopted in an attempt to minimise the psychological trauma and reducing the stigma associated with whole breast loss. However, whether it achieves these aims remain unclear [6]. Immediate breast reconstruction operations do not impact on survival outcome [7] nor do they compromise adjuvant chemotherapy delivery [8] when compared to standard mastectomy or delayed reconstruction.