Advances in Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction

Abstract

Jiaheng Xie,* Wei Yan,* Zhechen Zhu,* Ming Wang, Jingping Shi Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jingping Shi; Ming Wang, Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People’s Republic of China, Tel [phone], Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Breast reconstruction can be divided into prepectoral breast reconstruction (PPBR) and subpectoral breast reconstruction (SPBR) according to the implant plane. The original prepectoral breast reconstruction was abandoned for a long time due to the frequent and severe complications. Now, advances in materials technology and improved methods of mastectomy have made safe prepectoral breast reconstruction possible. Moreover, a number of studies have gradually demonstrated the advantages of prepectoral breast reconstruction. As prepectoral breast reconstruction becomes more and more attractive, it is time to review the current advances in prepectoral breast reconstruction.Keywords: breast reconstruction, breast cancer, complications, patient report outcome, prepectoral, subpectoral

Keywords

• breast reconstruction
• breast cancer
• complications
• patient report outcome
• prepectoral
• subpectoral