Open AccessPostmastectomy Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Charles E. Horton,
Francis E. Rosato,
Frank A. Schuler,
John B. McCraw
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197812000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , mastectomy , reconstructive surgery , breast reconstruction , mammaplasty , breast cancer , surgery , reconstructive surgeon , cancer , general surgery
Reconstructive surgery following mastectomy has had an increased acceptability with improved techniques and prostheses. Plastic reconstructive procedures following prophylactic mastectomy were performed in 104 patients and following mastectomy for cancer in 88 patients. Capsular contractions have not occurred with the use of a subpectoral pocket and detection of recurrent cancer is not hampered by the materials now used.