title: Technical tricks to improve the cosmetic results of breast-conserving treatment.
abstract: The paper describes different manoeuvres and surgical details that may help the general surgeon to improve the aesthetic outcomes after breast-conserving treatment for cancer. Among them, the pre-operative planning, the position of the patient in the operative room, the mobilisation of the glandular tissue when the tumour has been removed. All these manoeuvres contribute to achieving better symmetry with the healthy breast and to improve the final aesthetic result, minimising the surgical conflict between large resections and defects for optimal control of local disease and the consequent breast deformities.
authors.affiliation: European Institute of Oncology, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Jean Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Lorenzi
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rietjens
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Intra
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martella
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garusi
authors.forename: Pier Carlo
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: Angelo Gustavo Zucca
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Matthes
mesh_terms: D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome