Reverse Expansion for Breast Reconstruction after Skin-sparing and Nipple-sparing Mastectomy: Our First 100 Cases.

Unlabelled: Patients with breast cancer have experienced advancements both in oncological treatment and in aesthetics as a result of developments in reconstructive techniques. We aimed to present our experience with the reverse expansion technique, summarizing the results of our first 100 cases of reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy and nipple-sparing mastectomy.

Methods: From January 2010 to September 2018, 253 breast reconstruction procedures were performed on 100 patients.

Reverse Expansion Following Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: A Natural, Safe and Effective Autologous Technique for Breast Reconstruction.

The majority of surgeons choose an implant-based breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Nevertheless, lipofilling is a constantly growing technique allowing a complete breast reconstruction without prosthesis. We introduce our experience using reverse expansion for breast reconstruction following a nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with a subpectoral skin expander.

'Reverse expansion': A new technique of breast reconstruction with autologous tissue.

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.