Post-Mastectomy Implant Selection in Single-Stage Unilateral Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Authors

  • Muhammad Jibran Rabbani
  • Asif Zubair Bhatti Hashmat Effendi Burn and Plastic Surgery Department,Shalamar Hospital, Lahore.
  • Sarah Rabbani

Keywords:

Breast implant size, Breast reconstruction

Abstract

Incidence of implant based postmastectomy breast reconstruction is increasing as skin sparing mastectomies are proven oncologically safe. The choice of implant is multifactorial, including patients’ factors, oncological factors and surgeons’ preferences. Traditionally, anthropometric measurements have been used for implant selection, and volumetric measurements are least emphasized. Recently, more work is being done for calculation of breast volume and hence implant volume other than implant base width measurements. The present article discusses the recent studies for the calculation of breast implant volume in case of unilateral immediate breast reconstruction as it claims more aesthetic results and fewer surgical procedures.

Author Biographies

  • Asif Zubair Bhatti, Hashmat Effendi Burn and Plastic Surgery Department,Shalamar Hospital, Lahore.

    MBBS, FCPS, FRCS (Plastic Surgery)

    Associate Professor

    Hashmat Effendi Burn and Plastic Surgery Department

    Shalamar Hospital, Lahore.

    Email: asif.1025@yahoo.com

    Contact #: 0302-9423495

  • Sarah Rabbani

    BDS, MPhil

    Demonstrator, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore

    Email: sarahrabbani@hotmail.com

    Contact #: 0334-5439117

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Published

2020-06-30

Issue

Section

Short Communication

How to Cite

Post-Mastectomy Implant Selection in Single-Stage Unilateral Immediate Breast Reconstruction. (2020). Archives of Surgical Research, 1(2), 44-47. http://archivessr.com/index.php/asr/article/view/25