... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2022 Breast cancer Resection margins Breast reconstruction Skin preservation Skin sparing Skin involvement occurs in 4.4–11.3...

..., nowadays, is considered the golden standard for autologous breast reconstruction. The goal of this study was to evaluate the long-term satisfaction, functional outcomes of the donor site following PAP flap-based breast reconstruction and to present our personal learning experience along with suggestions...

...Duveken B.Y. Fontein; Melanie Oros; Leonhard Held; Pietro Giovanoli; Andrea L. Pusic; Nicole Lindenblatt Introduction: Patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) are increasingly relevant to assess surgical quality and guide decisions in breast reconstruction (BR). Satisfaction with outcomes may change...

... implant-based breast reconstructions (IBBR) has substantially increased. However, there is still a lack of prospective data on complication rates. Methods: We performed a non-interventional, multicenter, prospective cohort study to evaluate complication rates of a human ADM in patients undergoing an IBBR...

... declined over the last decades, it still retains an important role in breast reconstruction. We present our recent experience with the multistage LD flap and implant for extremely complex post-mastectomy defects. Patients and Methods: Between 2011 and 2020, 42 consecutive patients underwent post-mastectomy...

...Jens-Uwe Blohmer; Lea Beier; Andree Faridi; Christine Ankel; Barbara Krause-Bergmann; Stefan Paepke; Christine Mau; Maren Keller; Hans Joachim Strittmatter; Maria Margarete Karsten Background: With the increased use of acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) in implant-based breast reconstructions (IBBRs...

...Roberto Cuomo; Francesco Ruben Giardino; Alessandro Neri; Giuseppe Nisi; Cesare Brandi; Irene Zerini; Han Jingjian; Luca Grimaldi Introduction: Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) were introduced in the early 2000s and more recently permitted new protocols for breast reconstruction allowing a short...

...Hsiu-Chen Huang; Hui-Hua Liu; Li-Yun Yin; Chao-Hui Weng; Chien-Liang Fang; Cheng-San Yang Objective: The aim of this study was to identify if breast reconstruction is a surgical risk factor for axillary web syndrome (AWS) in breast cancer (BC) patients. Methods: The data of 207 patients who have...

... to be a surgical challenge. Perforator flaps offer alternative methods with sufficient tissue volume, minimal donor site morbidity, and natural cosmetic outcome; however, their role in Poland syndrome breast reconstruction is seldom discussed. This study aims to present a new 2-stage strategy for esthetic...

...Felix J. Paprottka; Christopher L. Schlett; Rosalia Luketina; Karolin Paprottka; Dalius Klimas; Christine Radtke; Detlev Hebebrand Introduction: In order to achieve a complication-free breast reconstruction, it is fundamental for each individual patient case to determine preoperatively certain risk...

...Salvatore Giordano; Sofia Harkkila; Carlo M. Oranges; Pietro G. di Summa; Ilkka Koskivuo To achieve symmetry in unilateral free flap breast reconstruction often requires a contralateral procedure. There is no evidence in the literature to support the benefit of immediate contralateral breast...

...); the median VAS score for group 2 was 8.25 (expander group: 8.75; direct-to-implant group: 7.50). Conclusions: Our study shows good results for implant breast reconstruction in both groups, with minimally better results for the IMF group. In the direct-to-implant subgroups, the radial group showed slightly...

...Max Dieterich; Adrian Dragu; Angrit Stachs; Johannes Stubert Summary Breast reconstruction after breast cancer is an emotional subject for women. Consequently, the correct timing and surgical procedure for each individual woman are important. In general, heterologous or autologous reconstructive...

... in case of Poland's syndrome. 26 4 2013 Poland’s syndrome Breast hypoplasia Breast reconstruction Malformation The type of surgery used depends highly on the extent of the malformation and individual patient preferences (e.g. choice about sole implants vs. LD flap). Newly described...