Clinical efficacy of delayed tissue expanding breast reconstruction with implants

VernacularTitle:乳腺肿瘤切除术后二期组织扩张术假体植入乳房再造术的临床效果
Author: Shangshan LI ¹ ; Dali MU ; Jie LUAN ; Chunjun LIU ; Minqiang XIN ; Su FU
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1. 中国医学科学院整形外科医院乳房整形与再造中心
Keywords: Delayed breast reconstruction; Tissue expansion; Breast implant
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2018;24(1):32-34
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To present the clinical effect of the delayed tissue expanding breast reconstruction with implants.Methods For those who received breast tumor surgeries,round-shaped expander was implanted for increasing skin coverage and silicone implant was used for breast reconstruction after several months' expanding.Results 15 relevant cases were included in this study with an average of 5.1 months expanding period.Only one patient received reoperation for capsular contracture and there was no complication in the other cases.Conclusions Delayed tissue expanding breast reconstruction with implants,with a wide indication,is an ideal reconstructive method which can reduce the interference of tumor recurrence and radiotherapy and avoid the trauma of donor site and the patch-like appearance of breast.