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Dr. Pannucci: Tissue Expander Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 4815

The patient is  55 year old and had right and left nipple sparing mastectomies for breast cancer, and a two stage reconstruction with tissue expanders and implants (R 520 SCM, L 600 SCM).  She is eight months from Stage I and four months from Stage II in the photos.

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 3602

59 year old woman with left breast cancer, who is eight months from Stage I nipple sparing mastectomy through lateral radial incision and tissue expanders, and 3.5 months from Stage II tissue expander to implant exchange.

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 2580

31 year old woman with BRCA1 who had nipple sparing mastectomy and two stage tissue expander to implant (435cc silicone moderate profile) reconstruction. Photos at 4 months from Stage II.

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Breast Reconstruction

After

Breast Reconstruction

Case: 589

Patient: 51 year old with breast cancer desiring bilateral mastectomy

 

Operation: Stage I bilateral pre-pectoral tissue expander with acellular dermal matrix; Stage II bilateral tissue expander to silicone implant exchange

 

Photos: 6 months after Stage II

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

After

Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 2409

51 year old woman who had nipple sparing mastectomies and two-stage breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and implants. Final photos are four months from Stage II.

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 1186

57 year old woman who had left breast cancer and bilateral nipple sparing mastectomies through an inframammary fold approach. Stage I tissue pre-pectoral tissue expanders and Stage II tissue expander to implant exchange with fat grafting. Photos at 6 months from Stage I and 10 weeks from Stage II.

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 1857

59 year old woman with preexisting submuscular saline implants who had a left nipple sparing mastectomy, and staged tissue expander to permanent silicone implant with Strattice mesh. Photos are 3.5 months from permanent implant placement.

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 1522

45 year old woman who had delayed breast reconstruction with Stage I tissue expander placement and Stage II exchange for permanent silicone implants.  Photos at 4 months from Stage II

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 2175

51 year old woman who had Stage I prepectoral tissue expander placement at the time of mastectomy, and Stage II tissue expander to silicone implant exchange. Final photos are at 3 months after Stage II.

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Breast Reconstruction

After

Breast Reconstruction

Case: 583

Patient: 48 year old with left breast cancer

 

Operation: Stage I left mastectomy and pre-pectoral tissue expander with acellular dermal matrix; Stage II tissue expander to silicone implant exchange and right mastopexy

 

Photos: 7 months from Stage II

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Breast Reconstruction

After

Breast Reconstruction

Case: 584

Patient: 38 years old, history of right breast cancer, bilateral mastectomy, bilateral implant reconstruction and right radiation.

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Operation: Stage I right latissimus muscle/skin flap and tissue expander. Stage II right tissue expander to implant, left implant up-size.

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Photos: 2 years

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Breast Reconstruction

After

Breast Reconstruction

Case: 585

Patient: 37 year old with history of left breast cancer treated with lumpectomy and radiation. Now with recurrent left breast cancer.

 

Operation: Stage I left mastectomy, latissimus muscle/skin flap, and tissue expander. Stage II left tissue expander to implant and right breast augmentation for symmetry.

 

Photos: 2 months

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Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

After

Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reconstruction

Case: 1241

46 year old woman with breast cancer, who had two staged reconstruction with tissue expanders and permanent silicone implants.  Photos at 4 months after Stage II.

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