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Capsular Grafts and Flaps in Immediate Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction

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In previously augmented patients, who are diagnosed with breast cancer and are candidates for immediate prosthetic reconstruction, the use of capsular tissues offers a ready available and cost effective alternative to acellular dermal matrices with a negligible complication rate. The bottom of the periprosthetic capsule can be tailored in a novel and versatile fashion as grafts or flaps and used as a sling for splinting the position of the pectoralis major muscle. Patient selection is key in ensuring a safe oncologic approach and it must be carefully carried out in close collaboration with the breast surgeon.

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  1. Plastic Surgery Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Juan D. Peron 4190, 1st Floor, (C1199ABD), Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Horacio F. Mayer M.D., FACS & Hugo D. Loustau M.D.

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    Melvin A. Shiffman

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Mayer, H.F., Loustau, H.D. (2016). Capsular Grafts and Flaps in Immediate Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Breast Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18726-6_40

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