Breast Reconstruction with a Subcutaneous Tissue Expander Followed with a Polyurethane-covered Silicone Breast Implant
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Vol. 20 (6) , 517-521
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-198806000-00003
Abstract
We have reexamined the subcutaneous route of reconstruction of the breast following mastectomy. For either delayed or immediate reconstruction of the breast, we have used a subcutaneously placed Radovan tissue expander, followed by expansion of the skin flap, then capsulotomy and insertion of the polyurethane-coated implant. The results of these procedures are presented after follow-up periods ranging from one and one-half to three years, with more than satisfactory results.Keywords
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