ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024
Meshed Dermal Sling for Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Peri-areolar dermal reinforcement to prevent prosthetic-related complications in prepectoral reconstruction with a compromised nipple-areola complex: a surgical technique.Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Technical feasibility of hand-meshed autologous dermal grafts in immediate prepectoral breast reconstruction: a preliminary case series.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Postoperative Infection After Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: Risk Factors and Clinical Burden in a Large Single-Center Cohort.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Aesthetic Abdominoplasty Versus Simple Abdominal Closure in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcome in Implant Breast Reconstruction and Radiotherapy: The Role of Fat Grafting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Surgical Delay on Two-Stage Breast Reconstruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
The best breast reconstruction solution after mastectomy remains a topic of wide debate. Recently, the focus in the field of implant-based reconstruction has been on the increasing indications for prepectoral reconstruction. This offers undoubted advantages over subpectoral reconstruction, ranging from better aesthetic results and patient comfort to a less invasive procedure that spares the pectoralis major muscle, reducing pain and postoperative recovery time. The dermal sling is a reconstructive variant introduced by Bostwick in the 1990s and is commonly used to complete the subpectoral pocket in one- or two-stage reconstruction, creating a dual-plane reconstruction. This method may be indicated after mastectomy for both therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. It can also be used for unilateral and bilateral reconstructions. We propose a new meshed dermal sling technique that allows complete prepectoral reconstruction without the use of acellular dermal matrix, thus reducing the cost of reconstruction. It also allows the indication for complete prepectoral reconstruction to be extended to patients with medium breast volume and grade 1 or 2 ptosis, without the need to use acellular dermal matrix or the pectoralis major muscle to complete the breast pocket.
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