Breast reconstruction following radical mastectomy, using custom designed implants.
Procedures are described for total breast reconstruction in patients who have undergone radical and modified radical mastectomies. The reconstruction includes restoration of the contour of the breast, including the nipple-areola complex and filling the defect from loss of the pectoral muscles. The reconstructions have been done in 37 patients with good results, and several are illustrated.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000637:transplantation; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014844:Vulva / Q000637:transplantation
D012828:Silicones; D012965:Sodium Chloride