Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: August 2015 - Volume 136 - Issue 2 - p 213–220
Weichman, K et al
Background: Patients undergoing
autologous breast reconstruction have higher long-term satisfaction rates
compared with those undergoing prosthetic reconstruction. Regardless, most
patients still undergo prosthetic reconstruction. The authors compared outcomes
of microsurgical reconstruction to those of prosthetic reconstruction in thin
patients and evaluated the effect of reconstructive type on quality of life.
Methods: After institutional review board approval was obtained, the authors
reviewed all patients undergoing breast reconstruction at a single institution
from November of 2007 to May of 2012. Thin patients were included for analysis and divided into two cohorts: microsurgical
reconstruction and tissue expander/implant reconstruction........
