Joon Seok Lee, Jung Ho Lee, Jeong Yeop Ryu, Shin-Hyung Park, Ji-Young Park, Man-Hoon Han, Jeeyeon Lee, Ho Yong Park, Jung Dug Yang
BACKGROUND: In advanced breast cancer, radiotherapy is recommended as adjuvant therapy following breast reconstructive surgery. This inevitably led to growing concerns over possible complications of radiotherapy on implants. In this experimental animal study, we investigated the utility of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) wraps around implants as preventive management for radiotherapy complications. METHODS: Black mice (C57NL6; n = 32) were assigned to groups that either received radiation or did not: groups A and B underwent surgery using implants without radiotherapy; while groups C and D underwent surgery using implants with radiotherapy for one and three months, respectively...
November 10, 2021: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery