Clinical Progress of Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery/Aesthetic Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: autologous breast reconstruction (DIEP, PAP, and LAP flaps); alloplastic reconstruction; nipple areola complex preservation in large mastectomy; improved aesthetic of breast reconstruction; restore function after breast reconstruction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The progress in the techniques utilized in breast reconstruction has been remarkable. Various types of breast autologous or alloplastic reconstruction (direct to implant pre-pectoral breast reconstruction, robotic DIEP flap, PAP flap, LAP flap, reinnervation of all of these techniques, etc.), which were previously performed in a few centers, have become more routine and common with the spread of microsurgical training and fellowship. Moreover, the new development of surgical robots, such the da Vinci SP robotic system and the Symani surgical system, has opened up further possibilities with predictable results. On the other hand, mastectomy techniques and incision placement have also made significant progress. The use of PlasmaBlade during mastectomy has expanded the predictability and feasibility of target nipple areola complex reinnervation, and new technology with nerve allografts and nerve coduit is being developed to increase the success rate of these procedures. In particular, the advancen techniques that allow for the preservation of the nipple areola complex in large ptotic breasts while simutaneously performing a direct implant reconstruction on the day of the mastectomy. In this Special Issue, we welcome authors to submit papers on the clinical advances of alloplatic and autologous breast reconstruction and all the nuances that are applied to these two approaches to further enhance function and aesthetics, as well as new advances in mastectomy techniques, including robotic mastectomies.
Dr. Antoine L. Carre
Dr. Mouchammed Agko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autologous breast reconstruction
- reinnervation
- mastectomy
- robotic DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flap
- rib-sparing DIEP flap
- neurotization of DIEP flap
- nipple-sparing neurotization
- nipple-sparing mastectomy of large breasts
- hematoma after mastectomy
- robotic mastectomy
- pre-pectoral alloplastic reconstruction
