ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2020
Current status of and trends in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction in Korea.
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- Factors Driving Low Rates of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Shifting Practice Patterns in Implant-based Breast Reconstruction in China: Insights From a 13-year Large-scale Retrospective Cohort.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Patterns and costs of breast reconstruction in Chinese plastic surgery department: a study from national quality control databases (2022-2023).Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Reduced risk of lymphedema after immediate breast reconstruction in breast cancer: a retrospective nationwide study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Breast Cancer Hormone Therapy Modulates Breast Implant Capsular Contracture.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Factors associated with post acute care utilization after mastectomy for breast cancer patients.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Article
- Development of a fish oil-nanoemulsion gel as a drug-delivery system to prevent capsular contracture.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A nationwide study of breast reconstruction after mastectomy in patients with breast cancer receiving postmastectomy radiotherapy: comparison of complications according to radiotherapy fractionation and reconstruction procedures.British journal of cancer · 2024Article
- Serial Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes of Immediate Breast Reconstruction: Direct-to-Implant Versus Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Impact of Varying Chest Wall Target Volume Delineation on Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients with Implant-Based Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Physicians' perception about the impact of breast reconstruction on patient prognosis: a survey in Japan.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- Textbook outcomes in DIEP flap breast reconstruction: a Delphi study to establish consensus.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2023Article
- Comparison of Patients Satisfaction with Direct to Implant versus Latissimus Dorsi Flap with Implant Breast Reconstruction Using Breast-Q.Archives of plastic surgery · 2022Article
- The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the Detection of Local Recurrence after Mastectomy with Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- "Tear-Drop Appearance" Wrap: A Novel Implant Coverage Method for Creating Natural Contour in Prepectoral Prosthetic-Based Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- A Comparative Analysis of Patient Satisfaction and Cosmetic Outcomes after Breast Reconstruction through BREAST-Q and the Judgment of Medical Panels: Does it Reflect Well in Terms of Aesthetics in Korean Patients?Archives of plastic surgery · 2022Article
- Immediate breast reconstruction has no impact on the oncologic outcomes of patients treated with post-mastectomy radiation therapy: a comparative analysis based on propensity score matching.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2022Article
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Abstract
Since April 2015, post-mastectomy breast reconstruction has been covered by the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). The frequency of these procedures has increased very rapidly. We analyzed data obtained from the Big Data Hub of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) and determined annual changes in the number of breast reconstruction procedures and related trends in Korea. We evaluated the numbers of mastectomy and breast reconstruction procedures performed between April 2015 and December 2018 using data from the HIRA Big Data Hub. We determined annual changes in the numbers of total, autologous, and implant breast reconstructions after NHIS coverage commenced. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The post-mastectomy breast reconstruction rate increased from 19.4% in 2015 to 53.4% in 2018. In 2015, implant reconstruction was performed in 1,366 cases and autologous reconstruction in 905 (60.1% and 39.8%, respectively); these figures increased to 3,703 and 1,570 (70.2% and 29.7%, respectively) in 2018. Free tissue transfer and deep inferior epigastric perforator flap creation were the most common autologous reconstruction procedures. For implant-based reconstructions, the rates of directto-implant and tissue-expander breast reconstructions (first stage) were similar in 2018. This study summarizes breast reconstruction trends in Korea after NHIS coverage was expanded in 2015. A significant increase over time in the post-mastectomy breast reconstruction rate was evident, with a trend toward implant-based reconstruction. Analysis of data from the HIRA Big Data Hub can be used to predict breast reconstruction trends and convey precise information to patients and physicians.
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