BACKGROUND The latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap and implant breast reconstruction procedure has undergone many refinements over its lifetime. In fact, the authors have made many aesthetic and technical refinements to their own approach to breast reconstruction. OBJECTIVES The authors review the historical progression of latissimus flap and breast reconstruction techniques and compare these ...

BACKGROUND Unilateral breast reconstruction can be a challenge when attempting to achieve an aesthetically pleasing and symmetrical breast mound on the contralateral side. This study investigates the outcomes of using a contralateral augmentation transmidline scarless (CATS) technique to simultaneously augment the contralateral breast using implants. METHODS Between January 2004 and July 2016...

BACKGROUND Ideally, breast reconstruction is performed at the time of mastectomy in a single stage with minimal scarring. However, postoperative complications with direct-to-implant subpectoral reconstruction remain significant. These include asymmetry, flap necrosis, animation deformity, and discomfort. We report on a series of patients who have undergone immediate single-stage prepectoral, im...

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...

Aim: Our goal was to ascertain if there was a role for larger breast implants in breast reconstruction. Methods: Patients that underwent mastectomy and implant-based breast reconstruction were identified and reviewed. Results: Of the total specimens, 92 (14.7%) weighed more than 800 g with a mean weight of 1140 g (range 803 to 2177 g). Of the patients with these larger specimens, 45 (48.9%) sel...

BACKGROUND Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of the breast represents 0.04-0.5% of malignant lesions of the breast and accounts for 1.7-2.2% of extra-nodal NHL. Most primary cases are of B-cell phenotype and only rare cases are of T-cell phenotype. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a rare T-cell lymphoma typically seen in children and young adults with the breast being one of the least ...

BACKGROUND A recent association between breast implants and the development of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) has been observed. The purpose of this study was to identify whether bacterial biofilm is present in breast implant-associated ALCL and, if so, to compare the bacterial microbiome to nontumor capsule samples from breast implants with contracture. METHODS Twenty-six breast impla...

OBJECTIVE In this work, the authors review recent data on the different methods and techniques of TE/implant-based reconstruction to determine the complication profiles and the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques. This information will be valuable for surgeons performing breast reconstructions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A thorough literature review was conducted by the author...

BACKGROUND Cosmetic breast implants may impair the ability to detect breast cancers. The aims of this study were to examine whether implants and implant characteristics are associated with more advanced breast tumors at diagnosis and poorer survival. METHODS Study population includes all invasive breast cancer cases diagnosed during follow-up of the large Canadian Breast Implant Cohort. A tot...

The cohort of patients was divided into four groups of thirty patients: • Group A: Patients submitted to the left breast reconstruction with tissue expander and implant after modified radical mastectomy • Group B: Patients submitted to the left breast reconstruction with expander and implant after skin/nipple sparing mastectomy • Group C: Patients submitted to subglandular breast augmentation •...