Age: 51 This is a 51-year-old female diagnosed with left breast invasive lobular carcinoma. She underwent bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomies with tissue expander reconstruction. After she completed post operative chemotherapy, she underwent tissue expander removal, silicone implant placement and fat grafting. Results are 4 weeks after surgery.
Cases in Implant Breast Reconstruction Using Tissue Expanders
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Age: 50s This woman was found to be BRCA2+, increasing her risk for breast cancer. She underwent bilateral prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomies with immediate tissue expander placement. Three months later she underwent tissue expander removal, silicone implant placement and fat grafting to the breast.
Age: 50 This is a 50-year-old woman found to have right breast invasive ductal carcinoma. She had a history of breast augmentation a few years prior to her diagnosis. She underwent a unilateral right nipple-sparing mastecomy with immediate tissue expander placement. After 3 months, she underwent right tissue expander removal, silicone implant placement and fat …
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Age: 23 This is a 23-year-old woman found to be BRCA2+, increasing her risk for breast cancer. She underwent a bilateral prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate tissue expander placement. After three months, she underwent tissue expander removal, silicone implant placement and fat grafting.
Age: 44 This is a 44-year-old woman found to have right breast cancer. She underwent a bilateral mastectomy with immediate tissue expander placement. After three months, she underwent tissue expander removal, silicone implant placement and fat grafting. She opted to not undergo nipple reconstruction or tattooing. After photos are with temporary nipple tattoos.
Age: 51 This is a 51-year-old woman found to have right breast cancer. She was also found to have the BRCA gene. After undergoing preoperative chemotherapy, she underwent a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy with a two-stage breast reconstruction using tissue expanders. Six months after her mastectomy, she underwent silicone implant placement and fat grafting.
Age: 30s She underwent a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate tissue expander placement. Final result with silicone implant placement and fat grafting.
Age: 30s She underwent a nipple-sparing bilateral mastectomy via vertical incision with immediate tissue expander placement. Final result with silicone implant placement and fat grafting.
Age: 30s She underwent a nipple-sparing bilateral mastectomy with immediate tissue expander placement via transverse fold incision. Final result with saline implant placement and fat grafting. She underwent one revision surgery.
Age: 20s She underwent a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy with placement of bilateral tissue expanders. In a second procedure she had her tissue expanders removed and final implants placed with fat grafting to the breasts. She did not undergo any reconstruction revision surgeries.