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A retrospective comparative analysis of risk factors and outcomes in direct-to-implant and two-stages prepectoral breast reconstruction: BMI and radiotherapy as new selection criteria of patients

Recently prepectoral breast reconstruction (PBR) has showed acceptable outcomes in the short-term. There are few evidence on long-term results and variables which could influence surgical safety. So far, no specific guidelines or indications have been developed for prepectoral technique and heterogeneous inclusion criteria had been used in previous reports. This study revises a series of 397 patients.

Subcutaneous expanders and synthetic mesh for breast reconstruction: long-term and patient-reported BREAST-Q outcomes of a single-center prospective study

Summary Recently, prepectoral breast reconstruction is experiencing a revival. Despite the
growing body of early reports about subcutaneous breast reconstruction, literature lacks in
long-term results and studies focusing on patient-reported outcomes and health-related quality
of life.
Between January 2012 and December 2016, patients undergoing mastectomy were enrolled at
our institution. We selected patients diagnosed with breast cancer or genetic predisposition

Prepectoral breast reconstruction with TiLoop® Bra PockeT. A single center prospective study

In the last decades, immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) raised in frequency, and prepectoral positioning of the implant is becoming the trend nowadays. The aim of this paper is to describe our case series in IBR with prepectoral implant placement and complete coverage of it with the TiLoop® Bra titanium-coated polypropylene mesh (TCPM), pre-shaped as a pocket.