Key WordsPrepectoral breast reconstruction, subcutaneous breast reconstruction, surgical technique, complications, secondary procedures Introduction Prepectoral implant–based breast reconstruction is a recent addition to the breast reconstructive armamentarium that is rapidly…
Key Wordsconservative breast surgery, reconstruction, local tissue rearrangements, glandular flaps, mastopexy, mammaplasty, local flaps, outcome, surgical planning Introduction Breast conservation surgery (BCS) has become an alternative technique to mastectomies…
Key Wordsfat grafting, breast reconstruction, implant reconstruction, autologous reconstruction, contour abnormalities Introduction Autologous fat grafting to the breast is a widely used and accepted adjunct in breast reconstruction today….
Key Wordssuperior gluteal artery perforator flap, SGAP, inferior gluteal artery perforator flap, IGAP, breast reconstruction Introduction The advent of gluteal artery perforator (GAP) flaps has served to increase the…
Key Wordsbreast reconstruction revision, implant exchange, capsulorrhaphy, capsulotomy, acellular dermal matrix, inframammary fold, capsular contracture Introduction Rates of breast reconstruction after mastectomy are increasing and have been paralleled by…
Key WordsProfunda artery perforator flap, vertical profunda artery perforator flap, transverse profunda artery perforator flap, microvascular breast reconstruction, stacked flaps, posterior thigh, vertical flap Introduction Breast reconstruction is a…
Key WordsLatissimus dorsi flap, breast reconstruction, progressive tension sutures, quilting sutures, fat compartments, high BMI, breast cancer, fat grafting, seroma formation Introduction The latissimus dorsi (LD) flap is a…
Key Wordstransverse upper gracilis (TUG) flap, musculocutaneous flap, microsurgical breast reconstruction, small to medium-sized breast volume, microsurgery, free flap, radiation Introduction The armamentarium available to both the plastic surgeon…
Key Wordsimmediate, implant, breast, reconstruction, single, stage, one-stage, direct, mastectomy Introduction Implant-based, or alloplastic, breast reconstruction is the most commonly performed method of breast reconstruction. Within implant-based reconstruction, myriad…
Key Wordsimmediate breast reconstruction, breast implants, breast tissue expanders, total submuscular coverage, implant exchange Introduction The rates of mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction have increased over the past two…
