title: Skin-sparing mastectomy with staged tissue expander reconstruction using a silicone gel prosthesis and contralateral endoscopic breast augmentation.
abstract: Women with an A or B cup-size breast with no ptosis or glandular ptosis underwent a skin-sparing mastectomy through a periareolar incision. A submuscular tissue expander was placed for immediate reconstruction. The periareolar incision was closed using a modified pursestring technique. The reconstructed breast was expanded to a C cup size. The expander was removed and replaced with a silicone gel prosthesis. At the time of tissue expander removal, the contralateral breast underwent endoscopic augmentation. Nipple-areolar reconstruction was performed during a third stage to cover the mastectomy scar. Implant reconstruction of the breast frequently results in a breast mound that has greater upper breast fullness than the opposite breast. By augmenting the opposite breast, better symmetry is achieved. Burden WR. Skin-sparing mastectomy with staged tissue expander reconstruction using a silicone gel prosthesis and contralateral endoscopic breast augmentation.
authors: W R
authors: WR
authors: Burden
mesh_terms: D018427:Breast Implants; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012828:Silicones; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones