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Immediate breast reconstruction is more convenient for patients, less expensive, less risky, less distressing, and achieves better aesthetic results than delayed reconstruction. Immediate reconstruction can be combined with a skin-sparing mastectomy to achieve the best possible aesthetic outcome without any significantly increased risk of tumor recurrence. For the general surgeon, performing a skin-sparing mastectomy is more difficult than performing a conventional wide-field mastectomy. The way the mastectomy is performed affects the quality of the breast reconstruction result, and the general surgeon who performs a skin-sparing mastectomy is therefore an important member of the reconstructive team. Skin-sparing mastectomy also facilitates the performance of bilateral TRAM flap reconstruction, especially in thin patients.
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(2000). Immediate Breast Reconstruction. In: Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Tissue. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21767-3_4
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