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Filter by:Patients can undergo breast implant surgery for multiple reasons; cosmetic and reconstructive being the primary indications. In order to confidently state safety and due to strict regulation on medical devices it is important to maintain a record of safety and performance with all medical implants. This study is designed to collect data on a new generation of smooth mammary implants to assess the long term performance and safety data on this type of gel-filled mammary breast implant. The two main complications of breast implants are capsular contracture and rupture; these complications can take years to develop. The study is designed to evaluate the occurrence of these two primary complication as well as other secondary complications over a period of 10 years. Patient follow up will be carried out pre-operatively and post operatively at 12 months and then 3, 5, 8 and 10 years thereafter. The study will be carried out over 10 years to adequately assess complications which may only occur over the lifetime of the device such as systemic complications
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the safety of axillary or primary breast approach for second-stage operation in expander-implant breast reconstruction for breast cancer patients. The main question it aims to answer are: 1. if the wound related events, including wound dehiscence, infection, delayed healing is significant less often in patients receiving second stage operation via axillary approach compared with primary breast approach; 2. if the aesthetic outcome is comparable between patients receiving different approach for second stage operation. To answer these questions, the breast cancer patients have received nipple-sparing or skin-sparing mastectomy and had breast tissue expander insertion via breast incision, will be prospectively recruited, and randomized into two groups while receiving implant exchange operation: (1) operate via axillary incision; (2) operate via primary breast incision.
This is a single-site, randomized, double-blinded trial to assess whether neurotization following autologous breast reconstruction in patients with breast cancer increases quality of life and sensation in the breast compared to breast reconstruction without neurotization. 50 participants will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for up to 18 months after reconstruction surgery.
This study is designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of patient performed tissue expansions in two-stage alloplastic breast reconstruction with tissue expanders. The investigators hypothesize that a motivated patient who learns and demonstrates proper technique can safely perform tissue expansions at home, with no increase in complications or problems with reconstruction. 30 participants will be recruited for this study, 10 into a Home Expansion Group, and 20 into a Control Group.
Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block is a useful tool in pain management after abdominal surgery. It is a regional nerve block that targets T6-L1 thoracolumbar nerves running in the plane between internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscle. It is shown to help with post-operative pain management, reducing pain scores and narcotic pain medication use, as well as promoting earlier return to activity and recovery. TAP block became a very popular, safe, and effective therapeutic adjunct for many different abdominal surgeries ranging from obstetric procedures to general surgery procedures like colorectal surgery. Furthermore, it is used in plastic surgery procedures such as Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) free flap or Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) flap, as they involve extensive amount of abdominal soft tissue incision. Previous studies have shown that TAP block in these procedures significantly reduce post-op pain and narcotic pain medication use. More recently, Exparel (liposomal bupivacaine) has risen to spotlight for providing a longer, sustained local anesthesia. Various surgical disciplines have adopted this agent as part of their pain management protocol. However, there are no literatures that describe the effect of TAP block using Exparel for breast free flap population. The study hypothesize that delivering TAP block with Exparel (vs. plain bupivacaine) will provide longer regional blocking effect, hence aiding in pain control and recovery postoperatively. The investigators will be analyzing postop narcotic pain medication requirement and pain scores to look into this question.
Breast cancer is one of the main malignant tumors threatening women's lives. In recent years, the increasing demand for reconstruction of breast cancer patients in China has made the proportion of breast reconstruction increase year by year, while implant reconstruction has become the most important way of breast reconstruction due to its less injury, shorter time of operation and relatively simple surgical technique. In the long-term clinical practice, due to the lack of safe and effective alternative methods, the reconstruction method with prosthesis placed to posterior pectoralis major has been accepted by surgeons and patients, and has become the most commonly used method of prosthesis construction. However, the development of biomaterials provides new ideas for breast reconstruction. At present, more and more doctors in clinical practice discontinue the use of serratus anterior, but use the synthetic mesh (mostly titanium mesh TiLoop® Bra) or allogeneic acellular dermal matrix mesh to cover part of the dilator or prosthesis so as to shorten the entire operation cycle and make the appearance of the reconstructed breast more natural and aesthetic. In particular, it can improve the contour of the folds under the breast and shape the breasts with a certain degree of sagging. This study takes the patients receiving immediate reconstruction with an implant combined with TiLoop® Bra after total mastectomy as the subjects, aiming to compare the aesthetics and safety of the placement of implant to anterior and posterior pectoralis major through a prospective and randomized study. The primary objective of the study is to analyze the aesthetics of breast appearance, patient satisfaction and postoperative quality of life (QOL) of the placement of implant to anterior and posterior pectoralis major. The secondary objective of the study is to analyze the incidence of complications and type of reoperation in both groups.
Phase III, non-randomized, monocentric, observational, prospective trial. It is planned to recruit a total of 480 patients, including 240 patients receiving mastectomy with preservation of the nipple-areola complex and 240 patients with a reconstruction with latissimus dorsi flap, or in immediate reconstruction, or during secondary reconstruction.
This study evaluates the effect of breast reconstruction surgery on respiratory functions. 45 patients elected for unilateral or bilateral breast reconstruction surgery will go through respiratory function examinations a month prior to the surgery, one month after surgery and three months after surgery.
The purpose of this study is to describe the relations between closed suction drains placement in breast reconstructions procedures with silicone prothesis to the development of local wound complications (seroma, hematoma, infections).