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[Breast reconstruction after mastectomy or breast amputation]. 1993

J Faivre, and J M Faivre

Clinique de la Muette, Paris.

The authors give their personal experience at Montreuil Hospital. Always it's secondary reconstruction, never immediately Three problems: The restoration of the mammary gland. Its can d: by musculo skin flaps or skin expanders. The restoration of the areolar and the nipple Many techniques are used: tattooing or, free skin graft contralateral. The attitude about the contralateral breast It must take into account: of desire of the patient; of volume of the breast; of existence or not of ptosis. It's very important to reduce the scars. The periareolar technique is the best.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008408	Mastectomy	Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts.	Mammectomy,Mammectomies,Mastectomies
D001828	Body Image	Individuals' concept of their own bodies.	Body Identity,Body Representation,Body Schema,Body Images,Body Representations,Body Schemas,Identity, Body,Image, Body,Representation, Body,Schema, Body
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D013653	Tattooing	The indelible marking of TISSUES, primarily SKIN, by pricking it with NEEDLES to imbed various COLORING AGENTS. Tattooing of the CORNEA is done to colorize LEUKOMA spots.	Tattoo,Tattoos
D015626	Tissue Expansion	A procedure whereby the body is stimulated to generate extra soft tissue by the application of stretching forces that stimulate new growth of tissue which, over a period of time, results in a 2-dimensional expansion of the tissue. The procedure is used in reconstructive surgery for injuries caused by trauma, burns, or ablative surgery. Various types of TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES have been developed that exert stretching forces.	Expansion, Tissue,Expansions, Tissue,Tissue Expansions
D016462	Mammaplasty	Surgical reconstruction of the breast including both augmentation and reduction.	Breast Reconstruction,Mammoplasty,Breast Reconstructions,Mammaplasties,Mammoplasties,Reconstruction, Breast,Reconstructions, Breast
D017060	Patient Satisfaction	The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.	Satisfaction, Patient
D018427	Breast Implants	Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.	Breast Prosthesis, Internal,Implants, Breast,Breast Implant,Breast Prostheses, Internal,Implant, Breast,Internal Breast Prostheses,Internal Breast Prosthesis,Prostheses, Internal Breast,Prosthesis, Internal Breast

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