Horatiu Muresan, Gretl Lam, Benjamin T Cooper, Carmen A Perez, Alexes Hazen, Jamie P Levine, Pierre B Saadeh, Mihye Choi, Nolan S Karp, Daniel J Ceradini
BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing implant-based reconstruction in the setting of postmastectomy radiation therapy suffer from increased complications and inferior outcomes compared with those not irradiated, but advances in radiation delivery have allowed for more nuanced therapy. The authors investigated whether these advances impact patient outcomes in implant-based breast reconstruction. METHODS: Retrospective chart review identified all implant-based reconstructions performed at a single institution from November of 2010 to November of 2013...
June 2017: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery