Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has swept the world in the last
several months, causing massive disruption to existing social, economic, and health care …

Once considered to have an unacceptable complication profile, prepectoral breast
reconstruction is increasing in popularity because of decreased surgical invasiveness and …

Aim Demand for nipple-and skin-sparing mastectomy (NSM/SSM) with immediate breast
reconstruction (BR) has increased at the same time as indications for post-mastectomy …

Background: Prepectoral placement of tissue expanders for two-stage implant-based breast
reconstruction potentially minimizes chest wall morbidity and postoperative pain. The …

Background Approximately 80% of patients undergoing total mastectomy in the US opt for
implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR). A two-stage reconstruction with tissue expander …

Background: The majority of two-stage prepectoral breast reconstruction has been
described utilizing acellular dermal matrix (ADM). Although reports of prepectoral breast …

Background: The rising popularity of prepectoral tissue expander placement with acellular
dermal matrices in immediate breast reconstruction has prompted many studies on the …

Background: Recent advances in mastectomy and reconstruction have allowed for an
evolution in implant-based breast reconstruction to a muscle-sparing, prepectoral approach …

Background: Infectious complications following implant-based postmastectomy breast
reconstruction (PMBR) are a significant cause of morbidity. Nationwide, antimicrobial …

Implant-related breast reconstruction can be divided into subpectoral breast reconstruction
(SPBR) and prepectoral breast reconstruction (PPBR) according to the different anatomical …