Open AccessElective Revisions after Breast Reconstruction: Results from the Mastectomy Reconstruction Outcomes Consortium
Author(s) -
Jonas A. Nelson,
Sophocles H. Voineskos,
Ji Qi,
Hyungjin Myra Kim,
Jennifer B. Hamill,
Edwin G. Wilkins,
Andrea L. Pusic
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000006225
Subject(s) - medicine , breast reconstruction , mastectomy , surgery , elective surgery , breast cancer , mammaplasty , cancer
Rates of breast reconstruction following mastectomy continue to increase. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of elective revision surgery and the number of procedures required to achieve a stable breast reconstruction 2 years after mastectomy.