Capsular flap for coverage of an exposed implant after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction

Michael Brandstetter; Thomas Schoeller; Petra Pülzl; Heinrich Schubert; Gottfried Wechselberger

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2009.11.054

Capsular flap for coverage of an exposed implant after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010 Aug;63(8):1388-90. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.11.054. Epub 2010 Jan 6.

Authors

Michael Brandstetter¹, Thomas Schoeller, Petra Pülzl, Heinrich Schubert, Gottfried Wechselberger

Affiliation

¹ Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.

PMID: 20056505
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.11.054

Abstract

Native skin-flap necrosis following skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM) is treated by raising a capsular flap, formed as a consecutive physiological reaction around breast implant. Using this highly vascularised thin tissue layer as an implant coverage withdraws pressure from the defect and allocates a good background for wound healing.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Breast Implants*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
Device Removal
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Mammaplasty / methods*
Mastectomy / methods*
Prosthesis Failure
Skin Transplantation / methods*
Surgical Flaps*
Time Factors