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ArticleJPRAS open2026

Implant-based versus autologous mastopexy after massive weight loss: Complications and patient satisfaction.

Valentina Budini, Patris Agaraj, Francesca Maria Mancini, Erica Geors, Francesca Zanon, Vincenzo Vindigni, Franco Bassetto

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Valentina BudiniPlastic Surgery, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Patris AgarajPlastic Surgery, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Francesca Maria ManciniPlastic Surgery, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Erica GeorsPlastic Surgery, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Francesca ZanonPlastic Surgery, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Vincenzo VindigniPlastic Surgery, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Franco BassettoPlastic Surgery, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.

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Abstract

Mastopexy surgery is among the procedures most requested by patients after massive weight loss. Many require a florid and voluminous breast, which is achieved thanks to the implantation of a breast prosthesis. However, mastopexy surgery with the prosthesis, especially with skin and subcutaneous tissues tested by significant weight loss, hides numerous risks and pitfalls. Is it, therefore, worth proposing this operation to post-bariatric patients? The study aims to answer this question by comparing two cohorts of post-bariatric patients undergoing mastopexy surgery with autologous tissues (74 women) and mastopexy with prosthesis implantation (64 women). Data demonstrate that patients who have implanted prostheses have a higher complication rate ( Level of evidence IV: Evidence obtained from multiple time series with or without the intervention, such as case studies. Dramatic results in uncontrolled trials might also be regarded as this type of evidence.

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Autologous reconstructionBreast implantBreast surgeryMastopexyMWL-patients

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PMID41994494
PMCPMC13080486

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