Open AccessDoes Veritas® play a role in breast reconstruction? a case report
Author(s) -
Alessandro Borgog,
Tommaso Anniboletti,
Francesco De Vita
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
breast cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.19
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1179-1314
DOI - 10.2147/bctt.s27954
Subject(s) - breast reconstruction , surgical oncology , medicine , implant , breast cancer , breast implant , matrix (chemical analysis) , regeneration (biology) , surgery , cancer , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , chromatography
To reduce operative times and surgical complications in implant-based breast reconstruction, many authors advocate the use of exogenous material (modified xenograft) to support tissue regeneration. In this article, a case is presented in which a bovine collagen patch (Veritas® Collagen Matrix; Synovis Surgical Innovations, St Paul, MN) was used in the immediate breast reconstruction with an implant. The good results obtained in this case confirm Veritas® as a viable alternative to AlloDerm® Regenerative Tissue Matrix (LifeCell Corporation, Branchburg, NJ) and further support its ability to sustain and stimulate recovery of the surrounding tissues.