Delayed two-stage breast reconstruction: The impact of radiotherapy.

Background: Despite a trend towards immediate breast reconstruction in recent years, delayed breast reconstruction using a tissue expander remains a common procedure. Radiotherapy after mastectomy but before reconstruction is a risk factor, although studies examining the effect of this are limited. The aim of this retrospective cohort study is to evaluate the impact of pre-reconstructive radiotherapy (PRT) in patients undergoing breast reconstruction using an expander/implant.

Efficacy of breast reconstruction with fat grafting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Breast reconstruction with fat grafting is a new alternative to prosthetic implants and flaps for women with breast cancer. In this study, we investigate the efficacy of fat grafting for breast reconstruction in a meta-analysis.

Methods: The study followed the PRISMA and MOOSE guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

[Hemifacial atrophy treated with lipofilling].

Autologous lipofilling is a relatively new method of reconstructing congenital and acquired soft tissue defects. However, long-term results are unpredictable due to varying survival rate of the fat graft, and additional treatments are often required. We present a case of a 53-year-old woman who had a right hemifacial soft tissue deficit and received lipofilling twice with no complications and satisfactory cosmetic results.

Treatment of congenital unilateral hypoplastic breast anomalies using autologous fat grafting: A study of 11 consecutive patients.

During the period 2008-2013, 11 women were treated with autologous fat grafting for unilateral congenital breast hypoplasia comprising both tuberous breast and micromastia. No correction of the contralateral breast was done at evaluation. Patients were treated median one time, and they had their inter-breast volume difference reduced from median 175 to 50 ml.

Persistent Reduced Pigmentation of Areola after Breast Reconstruction with Brava-assisted Autologeous Fat Grafting.

A 17-year-old healthy woman treated for unilateral hypoplastic breast anomaly with Brava-assisted fat grafting experienced persistent reduced pigmentation of the areola on the treated breast. The reduced pigmentation was confirmed at 6-month postoperative follow-up and verified by histological examination of comparable biopsies from both areolas.

Effects of intravenous fluid restriction on postoperative complications: comparison of two perioperative fluid regimens: a randomized assessor-blinded multicenter trial.

Objective: To investigate the effect of a restricted intravenous fluid regimen versus a standard regimen on complications after colorectal resection.

Summary Background Data: Current fluid administration in major surgery causes a weight increase of 3-6 kg. Complications after colorectal surgery are reported in up to 68% of patients.