B.D.Nguyen-sträuli; vorburger, d; frauchiger-heuer, h; bringolf, l; maggi, n; dedes, k.J talimi-schnabel, j; prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction with tiloop®bra pocket ¿ a single-centre retrospective study; journal of plastic, reconstructive & a esthetic surgery 75; doi.Org/10.1016/j.Bjps.2021.08.0.Background: prepectoral implant-based reconstruction using synthetic meshes is feasible with good outcomes.We present our data using tiloop®bra pocket, a novel ready-to-use mesh pocket which acts asan internal bra and prevents the implant from dislocating or twisting.Methods: a single-centre retrospective cohort study was performed to assess short-term complication rates and cosmetic outcomes in patients with prepectoral implant- based reconstruction using the tiloop®bra pocket.The primary endpoint was complication rates during the first 6 months.The secondary endpoint was the cosmetic outcome after 6 to 12 months, which was judged by two breast surgeons using the harvard score.Results: a total of 63 breasts (43 patients) were reconstructed using the tiloop®bra pocket between 2018 and 2020, 57 were immediate reconstructions.The overall complication rate was 30,2% (n = 19/63).Major complications occurred in seven breasts (n = 7/63; 11,1%) and minor complications occurred in 12 breasts (12/63; 19,0%).The unplanned revision rate was 12,7%.The cosmetic outcome was good (harvard score: mean 3, range 1¿4; sd 0,75).Seventeen cosmetic complications were observed (17/63; 27,0%) and six cosmetic revision surgeries were performed (6/63; 9,5%).Conclusion: the use of the tiloop®bra pocket is convenient and standardized because the pocket is preformed and does not require to be sewn first.Cosmetic outcome is good; however, the surgical morbidity needs to be addressed in future reconstructions.Careful patient selection and preparation techniques are vital in order to achieve acceptable complication rates and satisfying cosmetic results.Reported events: according to the literature, the authors reported use of plasmablade in mastectomy.Complications such as seroma, hemorrhage, infection, wound-healing deficiencies was experienced.Two hemorrhagic events were recorded, all of them needing surgical evacuation.
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