REVIEW  BREAST SURGERY 

Minerva Chirurgica 2018 June;73(3):329-33

DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4733.18.07616-2

Copyright © 2018 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

lingua: Inglese

Hybrid breast reconstruction

Maurizio B. NAVA ^{1, 2}, Giuseppe CATANUTO ^{2, 3}, Nicola ROCCO ^{2, 4} ✉

¹ School of Plastic Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; ² Group for REconstructive and Therapeutic Advancements (G.RE.T.A.), Milan, Naples, Catania, Italy; ³ Unit of Multidisciplinary Breast, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy; ⁴ Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

We present a new reconstructive system encompassing prostheses and fat grafting as integrated tools to improve the final reconstructive outcome. Fat grafting in our view is a preoperatively planned part of the reconstruction. The final volume we achieve will be made up of fat and implants in a variable percentage according to patient’s body contour and breast morphology. We used the hybrid breast reconstruction technique in more than 350 reconstructions, both immediate and delayed, two-stage and DTI, without experiencing higher loco-regional recurrence and complication rates when compared with conventional two-stage reconstructions, obtaining excellent aesthetic results and high patients’ satisfaction levels.

KEY WORDS: Mammaplasty - Autologous transplantation - Breast implants