Benjamin Thomas, Jan Warszawski, Florian Falkner, Sonja Bleichert, Valentin Haug, Amir K Bigdeli, Matthias Schulte, Sabrina Hl Hoffmann, Boyan K Garvalov, Caroline Schreiber, Masanari Takamiya, Jonathan P Sleeman, Volker J Schmidt, Ulrich Kneser, Bernd J Pichler, Arno Dimmler, Wilko Thiele
BACKGROUND: Over 137,000 breast reconstructions are performed annually by ASPS member surgeons in the US alone. Vascularized flap transfer and avascular fat grafting each account for over 33,000 annual autologous reconstructions, respectively. And although autologous approaches yield superior long-term functional and aesthetic outcomes, clinical and experimental observations of both techniques suggest considerable biologic differences with diverging effects on locoregional tumor control...
January 3, 2023: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery