As advancements in breast cancer treatment has led to increased survival rates, the
focus of surgical management has shifted towards an emphasis on reduction in surgical
morbidity and improving quality-of-life outcomes. The gradual rise in the rate of
breast reconstruction among patients in the United States over the past few decades
further suggests that there is an increased demand for a favorable esthetic outcome
after mastectomy.
1
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Subscribe to Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Already a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- A paradigm shift in US breast reconstruction: increasing implant rates.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013; 131: 15-23
- Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after implant versus autologous tissue breast reconstruction using the BREAST-Q.Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2017; 5: e1217https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001217
- A cost-utility analysis comparing large volume displacement oncoplastic surgery to mastectomy with free flap reconstruction in the treatment of breast cancer.Am J Surg. 2019; 218: 597-604
- Trends and concepts in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction.J Surg Oncol. 2016; 113: 891-894
- Breast reconstruction modality outcome study: a comparison of expander/implants and free flaps in select patients.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013; 131: 928
Article Info
Publication History
Published online: August 21, 2020
Accepted:
August 14,
2020
Received:
April 8,
2020
Identification
Copyright
© 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
