Background About 8000 breast reconstructions after mastectomy are performed in Germany
each year. It has become more difficult to advise patients because of the wide variety of …

Purpose To improve shared decision making, clinical-and patient-reported outcomes
between immediate implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction followed by …

Objectives This systematic review evaluates breast reconstruction options for women after
mastectomy for breast cancer (or breast cancer prophylaxis). We addressed six Key …

Background Postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) has a well-established deleterious
effect on both prosthetic and autologous breast reconstruction. The purpose of this study …

Background Breast reconstruction is an important component of multidisciplinary breast
cancer management. The practice of breast reconstruction after mastectomy has evolved …

■ ABSTRACT Breast reconstruction can help to address the disfigurement and sense of
loss that often follow mastectomy. The decision whether to pursue reconstruction and the …

Background Immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) is often deferred, when postmastectomy
radiotherapy (PMRT) is anticipated, due to high complication rates. Nonetheless, because of …

Breast reconstruction (BR) represents a suitable option for women who are not expected to
require postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT). As recent evidence has led to an extension of …

Background. Reconstructing a breast mound constitutes the basis of breast reconstruction.
The breast can be reconstructed using autologous tissue, implants or a combination thereof …

Improving Outcomes In Breast Reconstruction: From Implant-Based Techniques Towards
Tissue Regeneration Page 1 Procedia CIRP 49 ( 2016 ) 183 – 187 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com …