2016 Volume 1 Issue 2 Pages 82-87
In this article, we present data on immediate breast reconstruction at two hospitals without a full-time plastic surgeon, performing a retrospective chart review of patients. A reconstructive surgeon performed physical examinations on all patients and obtained their informed consent preoperatively. We explained to the patients about the limitations of reconstructive methods, for example, that free deep inferior epigastric artery flap transfer and primary silicone breast implant reconstruction were unavailable. From October 2012 to January 2016, we performed 30 immediate breast reconstructions (28 patients, 30 sites) in these hospitals ; 19 sites with autologous breast reconstruction by pedicled flap (latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap 18, rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap 1) and, 11 sites (9 patients) with the tissue expander. The average length from consulting a plastic surgeon to the operation date was 26.0±14.9 days. As reconstructive methods are limited in our collaborations, this limitation was explained to the patients. Therefore, it was necessary for the reconstructive surgeon to perform a physical examination preoperatively.
