Optimizing aesthetic results in autologous breast reconstruction.

ABSTRACT: Advances in breast cancer management have provided most patients with the hope for cure or avoidance of cancer altogether. Such advances have made quality of life much more important after treatment and have led to equally incredible advances in breast reconstruction, to the point where reconstructive goals have altered the way mastectomies are now performed. As experience and expertise in microsurgery has grown, the surgical feat of successfully transferring tissue to restore breast volume is no longer considered an adequate endpoint for aesthetic breast reconstruction. A shift towards patient-centered care has motivated plastic surgeons to adapt their approaches to reconstruction integrating aesthetic principles to the process of recreating a breast mound in order to provide patients wit

SUBMITTER: Atamian EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10493624 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature