Open AccessOne‐stage muscle‐sparing breast reconstruction in elderly patients: A new tool for retaining excellent quality of life
Author(s) -
Maruccia Michele,
Di Taranto Giuseppe,
Onesti Maria G.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the breast journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1524-4741
pISSN - 1075-122X
DOI - 10.1111/tbj.12860
Subject(s) - medicine , breast reconstruction , breast cancer , implant , stage (stratigraphy) , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , cancer , nursing , paleontology , biology
More than 50% of breast cancer care occurs in elderly but women aged 65 and over generally have lower breast reconstruction ( BR ) rates. In medical literature, few papers focused on BR in elderly patients and usually the reported techniques are multisteps such as expander‐implant reconstruction, local, and free flaps. We present a one‐stage reconstruction technique employed in elderly patients: muscle‐sparing immediate BR with subcutaneous implant and Braxon acellular dermal matrix. We prove the feasibility and safety of the technique and believe that this new procedure could represent a potential benefit in elderly BR .