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Breast reconstruction.

Hu E, Alderman AK

Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. ehu@umich.edu

During the last century, breast reconstruction after mastectomy has become an important part of comprehensive treatment for patients who have breast cancer. Breast reconstruction initially was created to reduce complications of mastectomy and to diminish chest wall deformities. Now, however, it is known that reconstruction also can improve the psychosocial well-being and quality of life of patients who have breast cancer. This article reviews the techniques used for breast construction after breast surgery.

Published 14 May 2007 in Surg Clin North Am, 87(2): 453-67, x.
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