Immediate breast reconstruction at the time of mastectomy, whether it involves prosthetic implantation or myocutaneous flap procedure, has become a standard option for the care of breast cancer patients. The advantages of breast reconstruction are wel...
Immediate breast reconstruction at the time of mastectomy, whether it involves prosthetic implantation or myocutaneous flap procedure, has become a standard option for the care of breast cancer patients. The advantages of breast reconstruction are well understood : it helps to eliminate many of the psychological burdens with which mastectomy patients must contend and allows patients to participate in a normal lifestyle.
Many methods were introduced to reconstruct the breast ; muscle or skin flaps, tissue expander and breast implants.
We experienced 13 cases of immediate breast reconstruction by using tissue expander, breast implant and transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap after modified radical mastectomy. We believe that the immediate breast reconstruction is very satisfactory in aesthetic, economic and psychologic aspects of patient.