title: Safety of Lipofilling in Patients with Breast Cancer.
abstract: Lipotransfer represents a technical revolution in plastic surgery and is increasingly used worldwide. Although known for several decades, lipofilling has only recently found widespread use in patients with breast cancer to improve the results of breast reconstructions and to correct deformities after conservative treatment. The plastic surgery literature underlines the technique's versatility and the quality of the results, showing lipofilling as an effective cosmetic procedure and proposing it as a safe, neutral biological material that is able to restore the body contour. Several studies underline the power of transferred fat to regenerate blood supply in skin disorders following radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy. Electronic address: jean.petit@ieo.it.
authors.forename: Jean Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maisonneuve
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rotmensz
authors.affiliation: Division of Laboratory Haematology-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.affiliation: Institut du Sein, Paris 75016, France.
authors.forename: Krishna Bentley
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Clough
authors.affiliation: Institut du Sein, Paris 75016, France.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sarfati
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncoplastic Surgery, Waitemata DHB, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Katherine Louise
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncoplastic Surgery, Nottingham Breast Institute, Nottingham NG51PB, UK.
authors.forename: Robert Douglas
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Macmillan
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy; Centro di Senologia, Genolier Swiss Medical Network, Lugano, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.affiliation: Institut du Sein, Paris 75016, France.
authors.forename: Djiazi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benyahi
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rietjens
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D061214:Patient Safety; D016378:Tissue Transplantation; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Breast cancer; Breast conservative treatment; Breast reconstruction; Fat transfer; Lipofilling; Mastectomy; Oncoplasty; Recurrences