One-Step Implant Immediate Breast Reconstruction Dallas - Breast Reconstruction Technique Plano
One-Step Implant Immediate Breast Reconstruction
A direct-to-implant or “one-step” approach can make it possible for some patients to undergo immediate reconstruction of the breast mound. A mastectomy that conserves a large percentage of breast skin (without it being too large a quantity of breast skin) is the most conducive to this approach.
Dallas Plastic Surgeon Dr. Meade Specializes in the One-Step Implant Immediate Breast Reconstruction Technique
A permanent implant is inserted immediately after the mastectomy, bypassing placement of a tissue expander and the subsequent expansion process.
The implant is positioned on the chest wall behind the pectoralis major muscle. With the help of a tissue matrix such as Strattice®, Doctor Meade often can use an implant of the desired volume during the initial surgery, provided a sufficient amount of breast skin remains after mastectomy.
In some cases, a patient may elect to undergo a second stage reconstruction that creates a more refined breast shape. This is usually an outpatient procedure, and often there is no need even to exchange the implant. The initial implant placement, and possible second stage, each take about one hour in the operating room.
