Diminishing relative contraindications for immediate breast reconstruction: A multicenter study
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Breast Implants
Breast Neoplasms
Mammaplasty
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Postoperative Complications
Risk Assessment
abstract
Breast reconstruction increased in high-risk surgical and oncologic patients, suggestive of a diminishing set of relative contraindications. Increased implant use in high-risk patients might be a contributing factor toward the preferential national expansion of prosthetic techniques.