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Use of a HADM and implant in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction.
The purpose of this study is to examine the different outcomes of breast reconstruction in women who are treated for breast cancer with mastectomy and subsequently have delayed breast reconstruction by one of two different surgical techniques both of which are based on the use of a tissue flap from the patient's back. These techniques are either a latissimus dorsi flap (LD-flap) or a thoracodorsal artery perforator flap (TAP-flap) The main objective of the study is to establish whether one of these techniques may result in a superior outcome and thus should be recommended as first choice treatment rather than the other.
The CPG Styles Study is designed to demonstrate the safety of different styles of Mentor's Contour Profile Gel (CPG) breast implants in women who are undergoing primary augmentation, primary reconstruction, or revision. Safety information on the rate of capsular contracture, rupture and infection will be collected and used to determine device safety.
Prospective, single center, postmarket clinical study to obtain clinical experience with the use of SERI® Surgical Scaffold for soft tissue support and repair in breast reconstruction.
This study is intended to support previous positive results of the AeroForm™ Patient Controlled Tissue Expander System for breast reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to investigate if there is a relationship between the take of fat grafts with and without ADSCs and the presence of specific surface markers on the cells of the stromal vascular fraction.
Breast Cancer affects about 1 out of 8 American women. Twenty percent of breast cancer patients undergo some form of breast reconstruction. Several types of reconstructive procedures are available for appropriate patients. A reconstructive sequence consisting of a tissue expander followed by permanent implant placement is a popular choice for many women. In the past several years, acellular dermal matrices (allografts) have been used at the time of tissue expander placement to extend submuscular coverage. Reported benefits include the ability to initially fill the expander to a greater extent, improved control of the inframammary crease, and possible decrease in capsular contracture rate. Potential disadvantages of dermal allografts include foreign body reaction, incomplete tissue integration, or increased infection rates. The latter is especially worrisome, as infection in the setting of a tissue expander often necessitates the removal of the implant and interruption of the reconstructive sequence. There have been a few scattered reports of the use of dermal autografts in implant-based breast reconstruction, but they have not been widely used. Dermal autografts carry the potential benefit of improved tissue integration and lowered complication rates. However, to date there have been no studies which compare acellular dermal allograft matrices to dermal autograft for use in breast reconstruction. The objectives of this study are to compare dermal allograft to dermal autograft with respect to cost, tissue integration, patient satisfaction with scar, and complication profile in patients undergoing mastectomy followed by tissue expander/implant reconstruction.
Current qualitative methods of assessing the aesthetic result following breast reconstruction are known to be poor. The investigators believe that real time digital video footage followed by expert panel review would be a superior method of qualitative assessment of breast cancer reconstruction aesthetics. This has never been studied before.
The purpose of the study is to obtain clinical experience with the use of SERI® Surgical Scaffold for tissue support and repair in breast reconstruction.