Biomaterials based on natural materials including decellularized tissues and tissue-derived
hydrogels are becoming more widely used for clinical applications. Because of their native …

Background. One-stage direct-to-implant immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) is performed
simultaneously with breast cancer resection. We explored indications, techniques, and …

Implant-based breast reconstruction is currently performed with placement of the implant in a
subpectoral pocket beneath the pectoralis major muscle, by means of the dual-plane …

Biologic scaffolds are derived from mammalian tissues, which must be decellularized to
remove cellular antigens that would otherwise incite an adverse immune response …

Biologic scaffold materials composed of allogeneic or xenogeneic extracellular matrix (ECM)
are commonly used for the repair and remodeling of injured tissue. The clinical outcomes …

Background: Use of acellular dermal matrix for implant-based breast reconstruction appears
to be associated with a lower incidence of capsular contracture compared with standard …

The clinical use of biological scaffold materials has become commonplace. Such scaffolds
are composed of extracellular matrix (ECM), or components of ECM, derived from allogeneic …

Mesh use in surgical breast reconstruction is becoming increasingly common; however,
there is still no consensus on whether synthetic matrices or biological matrices produce the …

Background and objectives: Breast cancer treatment has deeply changed in the last fifty
years. Acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) were introduced for breast reconstruction, with …

BACKGROUND: There has been limited reported experience with the use of
Strattice™(LifeCell Corp., Branchburg, NJ), a porcine-derived acellular dermal matrix, in …