title: Bilateral breast reconstruction.
abstract: For appropriate patients, who are aware of and accept the risks involved, contralateral prophylactic mastectomy and bilateral reconstruction can provide a good solution to an otherwise difficult problem. Bilateral reconstruction can produce exceptionally good aesthetic results and, because good symmetry is achieved in the initial surgery, it only costs about 5% more than unilateral reconstruction. This article discusses the techniques, advantages, and disadvantages of bilateral reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kroll
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps