유방 Breast

Plastic surgery includes both reconstructive and aesthetic procedures, with residency programs designed to provide comprehensive training. However, practical experience in aesthetic surgeries is often limited because these procedures are no…

[BACKGROUND] 'Breast Implant Illness' (BII) refers to non-specific constitutional, rheumatic, mental and cognitive symptoms experienced by women with silicone breast implants (SBIs). This potential late effect of SBIs challenges the safety …

Breast augmentation using copolyamide fillers, such as Aquafilling, is associated with various complications, leading to an increasing consensus against their use. However, the occurrence of breast cancer in patients who have undergone augm…

[BACKGROUND] The goal of optimizing abdominal wall preservation with DIEP flap breast reconstruction has renewed attention to technical refinements. This study introduces 4 novel fascial incision patterns that allow pedicle exposure and dis…

[BACKGROUND] This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach (LYMPHA) in preventing lymphedema after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) for breast cancer. [METHODS] This retrospective…

At our breast reconstruction center, we have, over time, developed a focused program to increase access to care for low-resource patients. This program includes outreach clinics, physician extenders, care coordinators, and telehealth utiliz…

[BACKGROUND] Microsurgical breast reconstruction has traditionally required extended postoperative hospitalization for flap monitoring and patient recovery. We conducted this study to identify factors associated with early discharge and ass…

Juvenile giant fibroadenoma (GFA) is defined as a benign tumor larger than 5 cm, 500 grams, and/or involving at least 80% of the breast. It typically occurs in young patients and causes breast deformity and asymmetry. Surgical treatment inv…

Self-injection of non-medical substances, such as mineral or baby oil, into the breast for augmentation is an unsafe practice and can lead to serious complications. Chronic granulomatous inflammation and fat necrosis may develop, and the im…

[INTRODUCTION] Device manufacturers generally recommend using concordant tissue expanders (TE) and implants during staged implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR). In practice, discordant pairings may occur due to availability, patient or…

Effective wound closure in breast surgery achieves a compromise between safety and aesthetic outcomes. This systematic review evaluates the effect of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (2-OCA) tissue adhesive (Dermabond) as a primary means of skin closu…

[BACKGROUND] Polyacrylamide hydrogel, commercially referred to as Amazingel, was prohibited for use in China in 2006 owing to its associated high complication rates. Conventional techniques for its removal are frequently insufficient to ach…

[BACKGROUND] Reduction mammoplasty is a common procedure in plastic surgery. However, patients need to fulfill resection weight criterion in order to get state or insurance coverage for the procedure. General practitioners in health centers…

Abdominally based free flap breast reconstruction offers excellent long-term outcomes, but donor-site morbidity remains a concern. Lower back pain is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition that may impair core stability and abdominal donor-s…

Significant weight loss, achieved through bariatric surgery, anti-obesity pharmacological treatments, or intensive lifestyle modifications, is frequently associated with cutaneous and morphological sequelae leading to dermatological complic…

[BACKGROUND] Black race is associated with worse outcomes following implant and autologous breast reconstruction. Although oncoplastic surgery is increasingly used to optimize aesthetic and oncologic outcomes, it remains unclear whether sim…

[PURPOSE] The level of the umbilicus is considered a watershed between the axillary and superficial inguinal nodal basins. Flap elevation during abdominoplasty may disrupt the continuity of lymphatic flow. In this study, we aimed to evaluat…

We respond to the comments by Dr. Dedeepya and colleagues regarding our retrospective study on combined abdominoplasty and breast procedures performed under tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) and spinal anesthesia (SA). We clarify methodologi…

[PURPOSE] Numeracy, the ability to understand numerical concepts, is a key component of health literacy. This study examines rates of innumeracy and its association with demographics to inform patient education strategies in plastic surgery…

[INTRODUCTION] Although breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a T-cell lymphoma, is well characterized, recent reports have highlighted B-cell lymphomas associated with breast implants, a less understood and d…