Plastic Surgery Key

Funding Sources/Financial Disclosures This work was not supported by any external funding. Dr. Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz is a consultant to Motiva/Establishment Labs Corporation. Contributor’s Statement Dr. Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz is…

In this chapter, we will lay out the rationale for screening mammograms to start at age 40 and continued annually until age 70, at which time biannual imaging should be…

Introduction The surgical management of breast cancer has seen a paradigm shift from radical ablation to maximum conservation. The Halstedian radical mastectomy of the late 1800s gradually evolved by 1975…

The management of recurrent breast cancer is a multidisciplinary challenge. Clinical and radiological follow-up of patients following breast cancer treatment aims to detect early locoregional and distant metastasis. Local breast…

Introduction Advancements in oncoplastic breast surgery have enabled many women to conserve their natural breast tissue and avoid mastectomy. The available techniques can be applied to the majority of women…

Introduction Reconstruction after partial mastectomy is an evolving aspect of plastic surgery. Different modalities are continually being developed to maximize patient survival while minimizing the treatment’s morbidity. Currently, the two…

Introduction Recently, standardization of population screening and advances in diagnostic techniques have allowed for earlier detection of breast cancer, which allows breast cancer diagnosis to occur when the relative tumor…

Conflict of Interest Statement No funding was provided for this chapter. Dr. Barnea is a speaker for Johnson Medical. Introduction Breast conservation therapy (BCT) has become the mainstay in surgical…

Introduction Oncoplastic breast surgery has become a common option for women with breast cancer and is currently being performed throughout the world on a regular basis. This operation has provided…