Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5715043 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2017 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
The treatment for breast cancer is sometimes long and requires a multidisciplinary approach. In 2010, in our centre, we began to perform fat grafting for breast reconstruction using the so-called 'reverse expansion' technique. This consists of the insertion of a skin expander during mastectomy, in its expansion and then in its gradual deflation in the surgical theatre during fat grafting. We performed a complete breast reconstruction in 57 patients by reverse expansion. We harvested fat from the fat excess areas using a normal liposuction cannula. From each patient, an average of 640Â ccs of was collected and then centrifuged in a 4000-rpm centrifuge for 3Â min. The obtained adipocytes were then injected in the operated breast using a normal lipofilling cannula. We injected an average of 318.05Â ccs of adipocytes for each patient each time. The average number of sessions per patient was 3.6. Reverse expansion can be a safe and effective technique for breast reconstruction in all the breast cancer patients.
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Authors
L. Fabiocchi, G. Semprini, F. Cattin, L. Dellachiesa, T. Fogacci, G. Frisoni, D. Samorani,