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Delayed‐immediate hybrid breast reconstruction—Increasing patient input and precision in breast reconstruction
Author(s) -
Momeni Arash,
Kanchwala Suhail
Publication year - 2019
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.13356
Subject(s) - medicine , breast reconstruction , mastectomy , implant , surgery , fat necrosis , stage (stratigraphy) , breast cancer , tissue expansion , diep flap , mammaplasty , cancer , paleontology , biology
The benefits of breast reconstruction via free tissue transfer with simultaneous implant placement, that is, hybrid breast reconstruction, in select patients are well‐known. Challenges exist, however, and are related to proper implant selection as well as postoperative mastectomy skin necrosis. Here, the authors present an approach that increases reconstructive precision while minimizing postoperative mastectomy skin necrosis. A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent immediate prepectoral tissue expander placement (stage 1) followed by delayed‐immediate hybrid breast reconstruction (stage 2) was performed. Parameters of interest included patient demographics, postoperative complications, and revision rates. A total of 31 patients with a mean age of 48.7 years (range, 30‐67 years) and a mean BMI of 26.3 kg/m 2 (range, 21.0‐35.3 kg/m 2 ) who underwent bilateral breast reconstruction were included. Of the 62 free abdominal flaps, 45 (72.6%) and 17 (27.4%) were MS‐TRAM and DIEP flaps, respectively. The most common implant volume was 240 cc (range, 140‐445 cc). Following stage 1, minor and major complications were observed in nine (29%) and one (3.2%) patients, respectively. No major complications were noted after stage 2. Of note, no patient developed mastectomy skin necrosis or requested a change in implant size following stage 2. Delayed‐immediate hybrid breast reconstruction improves the ability to more precisely match patient expectations related to breast size and is associated with a reduction in the rate of mastectomy skin necrosis following the critical second stage of reconstruction.

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