Department of Plastic and Breast Surgery, Mette Eline Brunbjerg

Aim

To contribute to fast and complete rehabilitation of women undergoing breast reconstruction. This is achieved by identifying the most optimal method for implant-based breast reconstruction by comparing two surgical techniques. 

Material and methods

Forty patients undergoing immediate implant-based breast reconstruction after skin saving mastectomy was included. Twenty women underwent a one-stage procedure where the breast was reconstructed using a fixed size silicone gel implant and porcine acellular dermal matrix (Strattice). Twenty women underwent a two-stage procedure where the breast was reconstructed  with an expander, which was later replaced with a fixed size silicone gel implant. The follow-up period was two years.