Erschienen in:
01.12.2011 | Breast Oncology
Should Indications for Skin-Reducing Mastectomy be Expanded?
verfasst von:
Livio Colizzi, MD, Tommaso Agostini, MD, Davide Lazzeri, MD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Sonderheft 3/2011
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Excerpt
Type IV Wise-pattern skin sparing mastectomy (SSM) has had excellent results as immediate implant reconstruction in heavy and pendulous-breasted patients who require a conspicuous reduction of the skin envelope and a contralateral reduction or mastopexy.
1 However, on the side undergoing the SSM, the skin flaps are thin and wound healing problems are well described, particularly skin necrosis at the “T” as frequent as 27%, predisposing to prosthesis exposure and therefore limiting its utility.
1 Technique modifications that recruit local tissue to protect these areas of breakdown and support the implant have been proposed.
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