Breast Implant Based Breast Reconstruction
Transcript of Breast Implant Based Breast Reconstruction
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BrImplant-Based Breast
ReconstructionKatie Honz, MD FACS
September 28, 2020
Goals
Review breast reconstruction options after mastectomy and which are ideal
for patients
Show how implants are used in breast reconstruction, and the evolution of
implant-based reconstruction over time
Discuss possible complications with regards to using implants for breast
reconstruction
Breast Cancer Statistics1
1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime
In 2020, it is estimated that 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed
48,530 new cases of non-invasive (in situ)
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women
Second to lung cancer
In 2020, 42,170 women will die of breast cancer
Overall 2.6% chance of dying from breast cancer
Breast Cancer Risk Factors2
Female
Older age
Overweight or obesity
Personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancer
Genetic mutations (BRCA1, BRCA2)
Personal history of breast cancer, DCIS, LCIS
Long menstrual history (starting at early age or late menopause)
Never having children or first child after age 30
Recent use of hormonal therapy or menopausal hormone replacement therapy
Protective factor: breastfeeding for at least one year
Breast Cancer Treatment
Ancient Egypt3
Edwin Smith papyrus 3000-2500 BC
Age of Enlightenment 16th Century
Knowledge of anatomy improves surgical techniques
Anesthesia not developed until mid 19th century4,5
Until then, had to rely on speed and technique
Nabby Adams, daughter of John and Abagail Adams was tied to a chair and her breast was cut off
Survived the surgery, died of the cancer
"The Night," Michele di Rodolfo del Ghirlandaio, oil on panel, Galleria Colonna,
Rome, Italy (1553-1555)
Unknown artist, "Peres
Maldonado Ex-voto" (18th century, after 1777)
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Breast Cancer Treatment
1894 William Halstad, MD4
Radical mastectomy
En bloc resection of breast tissue,
pectoralis muscles, lymphatic
vessels and axillary lymph nodes
Disfiguring but curative
Radical Mastectomy Breast Cancer Treatment
Modified Radical Mastectomy4,5
1972 John Madden, MD
Preservation of pectoralis muscles
Removal of breast tissue
Removal of axillary lymph nodes
Similar oncological outcomes but
improved cosmetics
Breast Cancer Treatment
1985 Lumpectomy with postoperative radiation therapy
Equivalent 5 year survival compared to mastectomy
Breast Cancer Treatment
Skin Sparing Mastectomy4,5
1991 Toth and Lappert
Removal of breast tissue and nipple
areolar complex (NAC)
Helped to facilitate breast
reconstruction
No difference in local, regional, or
systemic recurrence
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Breast Cancer Treatment
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy6
Freeman 1962
Hartmann 1999
Mayo Clinic experience of
prophylactic mastectomies
1% development of breast cancer
No difference between simple or nipple sparing mastectomy
Many other studies have also shown
safety
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
Ideal candidate
Small breasts
No ptosis
Lower BMI
Non-smokers
Cancer <3cm in size
Located >2cm away from nipple
No history of radiation
Contraindications
Nipple involvement
Inflammatory breast cancer
History of Breast Reconstruction
Advances in mastectomy techniques have also led to advances in the
reconstruction of the breast
History of Breast Reconstruction
First case
1895 Vincent Czerny in Heidelberg
Reconstructed a mastectomy defect for benign disease with fist sized lipoma from
the flank
History of Breast Reconstruction
1905 Italian surgeon Tanzini
Difficulty closing defect from
Halstad mastectomy
First latissimus dorsi
musculocutaneous pedicled flap
breast reconstruction
Unpopular due to Halstad’s opinion that breast reconstruction violated
local control of the disease
History of Breast Reconstruction
The Father of Plastic Surgery
Sir Harold Gilles
Born in New Zealand, trained in
England
WWI ballistics and mustard gas
created greater injuries, especially
facial
Pedicled tubed flaps
Walking tubed flaps
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History of Breast Reconstruction
Walking Tubed Flaps
Creation of a tubed flap of skin
Detach and reattach to another site
Allow for new vascularization, then detach and reattach to another
site
Gilles attempted his first breast
reconstruction in 1942
Used tubed abdominal flap
Downside
Multliple stages of surgery
Minimum of 6 months to complete
Scarring
Poor healing or flap failure
History of Breast Reconstruction
Implant Based
Use an implant to create a new
breast
One or two stages
Autologous
Using a patient’s own tissues to
form a new breast
Latissimus flap
Abdominal tissue
Autologous Reconstruction
Latissimus Flap
1977 Reintroduction of the flap
Could reconstruct a smaller breast
Often inadequate sized
Could combine with implant
Reduction of opposite breast
Improved outcomes with skin
sparing mastectomies
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Latissimus Flap
Reconstruction
63 y/o Female
History of right breast cancer
Underwent lumpectomy and XRT in March 2016
Developed recurrence in November 2016
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Latissimus Flap
Reconstruction
Underwent first stage
reconstruction
Right latissimus dorsi
musculocutaneous flap and tissue expander placement
After completion of tissue expansion
2/27/2017
Latissimus Flap
Reconstruction
Underwent second stage
reconstruction
Replace expander with silicone
implant
Left mastopexy for symmetry
3 months postoperative
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11/28/2016
10/23/2017
Before and After
Autologous Reconstruction
Latissimus flap
Scarring of back
Can affect ROM of arm
Seroma of donor site
Prolonged recovery
TRAM Flap
1982 Hartramph, Schlefan, and Black
Transverse Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous Flap (TRAM Flap)
Uses lower abdominal skin and fat, attached to rectus abdominus muscle
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TRAM Flap TRAM Flap
Higher risk patients
Obesity
Smoking
Diabetes
Previous abdominal surgeries
Complications
Flap necrosis
Prolonged recovery
Hernia
Flap necrosis
After debridement
DIEP Flap
Diep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap
1994 Dr. Robert Allen
Spares the rectus muscle
Microsurgical connection of Diep Inferior Epigastric vessels to intramammary vessels
DIEP Flap
DIEP Flap
Advantages
Avoids the use of implants, uses own tissue
Ability to shape the breast
Less risk of hernia compared to TRAM flap
Disadvantages
Length of surgery
Microvascular complication
Prolonged initial recovery
Implant Based Reconstruction
Immediate Reconstruction
Done at the time of the
mastectomy
More skin to work with
Direct to implant or two staged
reconstruction
Delayed Reconstruction
Done after they have healed from
their mastectomies
Frequently inadequate skin, need
two staged reconstruction
Radiation?
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Delayed
Reconstruction
61 y/o Female s/p left mastectomy
in March 2016
Desire for delayed reconstruction
Underwent first stage reconstruction with tissue
expander on Jan 25, 2017
1/3/2017
3/28/2017
After finishing tissue expansion
Delayed
Reconstruction
Underwent second stage surgery in
July 2017
Replace tissue expander with
implant
Right breast reduction
3 months postop
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1/3/2017
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Before and After
Implant Based Reconstuction7,8
1962: Dow Corning makes the first silicone implant
Used for both breast augmentation and reconstruction
1963: Cronin and Gerow father implant based reconstruction
Initially done as delayed reconstruction, direct to implant
1971: First case of immediate breast reconstruction
Direct to implant
Remained mainstay of reconstruction for remainder of decade
1982: Radovan introduces tissue expansion into breast reconstruction
Skin limitations for reconstruction are improved
Implant Based Reconstruction
Total Submuscular
Places device under pectoralis
major muscle
Lifts serratus anterior muscle
laterally
Lifts rectus abdominus muscle
inferiorly
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Total Submuscular Implant
Advantages
Healthy muscle barrier over
implant
Reduced cost
Simplicity
Disadvantages
Tighter pocket
Poor shape of inferior pole
More painful expansion
Animation deformity
Distortion of breast when flexing
pectoralis muscle
Animation Deformity
Implant Based Reconstruction
Dual Plane Reconstruction7,11
Scott Spear, MD 2006
Partially under pectoralis major
muscle
Partially under “mesh”
Acellular dermal matrix (ADM)
Alloderm
Creates inferior and lateral borders
of reconstruction
Dual Plane Breast Reconstruction
Advantages
More stability of implant position
Better shape to inferior pole
More room to place expander or
implant
Possible to do direct to implant
reconstruction
Fill expanders more at time of
surgery
Disadvantages
Increased cost using ADM
Increased seroma or infection using
ADM
Animation deformity
Dual Plane Breast Reconstruction Dual Plane
Reconstruction
36 y/o female
BRCA mutation
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy
Dual plane reconstruction with
tissue expanders
2/16/2017
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4/13/2017
After completing tissue expansion
Dual Plane
Reconstruction
Second stage surgery
Replaced tissue expanders with
permanent silicone implants
Raised right nipple
3 months postoperative
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2/16/2017
9/21/2017
Before and After
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Before and After
2/16/2017
Dual Plane
Reconstruction
59 y/o female, Right breast cancer
Direct to implant reconstruction
Dual plane technique
6/25/2019
10/8/2019
After direct to implant
reconstruction
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10/8/2019
6/25/2019
Before and After
10/8/2019
6/25/2019
Before and After
10/8/2019
Before and After
6/25/2019
Implant Based Reconstruction
Prepectoral Reconstruction8,10,12
First tried in 1970s
Fell out of favor
Nahabedian 201712
Renewal in popularity
Implant is placed on top of
pectoralis muscle
Pocket is made entirely of ADM
Wrap implant or coverage of
anterior implant
Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction
Tissue expander wrapped in ADM13
Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction
Tissue expander under ADM, in
prepectoral pocket after nipple sparing mastectomy
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Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction8,10,13
Advantages
Less pain
Shorter hospital stay
Not limited by muscle expansion or position of muscle
Better “cleavage”
Higher potential for direct to
implant reconstruction
No animation deformity
Disadvantages
Expense
More implant rippling
Need well perfused mastectomy skin flaps
Prepectoral
Reconstruction
59 y/o female, Left breast cancer
and BRCA1 mutation
Bilateral mastectomy and first
stage reconstruction with prepectoral tissue expanders and
Alloderm
6/27/2017
10/3/2017
After completion of tissue expansion
Prepectoral Reconstruction
Postoperative
Inferior malposition of right breast implant
Required revision surgery
Inferior capsulorrhaphy and
reinforcement with Alloderm
Fat grafting
2/27/2018
Prepectoral
Reconstruction
After revision surgery
Looked good for a while…
5/9/2019
2/27/2018
Implant rippling
6/11/2019
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Another revision surgery…
More fat grafting
3D nipple tattoo reconstruction
12/12/2019
6/11/2019 6/27/2017
12/12/2019
Before and After 2
Revision Surgeries
6/27/2017
12/12/2019
Before and After 2
Revision Surgeries
6/27/2017
12/12/2019
Before and After 2
Revision Surgeries
Prepectoral
Reconstruction
53 y/o female, BRCA1 mutation
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy
Direct to implant reconstruction
with prepectoral silicone implants
Small B cup preoperatively
Desired C cup reconstruction
3/3/2020
3/3/2020
6/23/2020
Before and After
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3/3/2020
6/23/2020
Before and After
6/23/2020
3/3/2020
Before and After
How To Decide…
With so many options, how do you choose?
Reconstruction Algorithm
Does the patient want reconstruction?14
About 40% of patients undergoing mastectomy choose to have reconstruction
Only about half of patients are referred to plastic surgery to discuss
Lack of access to plastic surgeons
Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act 1998
Mandate insurance companies cover reconstruction if they cover mastectomy
Covers surgery of opposite breast for symmetry
Reconstruction Algorithm14
Autologous vs Implant
81% are implant based
Some limitations by BMI or body habitus for autologous
Some limitations of size that can be achieved with either
Consideration of recovery times, multiple surgeries possible
75% Immediate Reconstruction
Better aesthetics
Lower overall cost
Improved patient psychological well-being
Breast Implant Reconstruction
Factors that can influence the type
of reconstruction possible
Both preoperative and intraoperative
decisions
Amount of skin available to use
Nipple sparing or skin sparing
Increasing in size or decreasing in size
Perfusion of mastectomy flaps
Spy Machine
Indocyanine green picked up by near
infrared camera
Can help intraoperative decision
making
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Complications in Breast Reconstruction
Mastectomy Reconstruction
Outcome Consortium15
Prospective cohort 9 academic and
2 private practices with high volume breast reconstruction
2234 patients (1615 implant)
92.9% immediate reconstruction
97.9% for implant
50.9% bilateral
58.5% for implants
Radiation
Before Reconstruction
5.3% Implant based
20-50% Autologous
During or After Reconstruction
22.7% Implant based
1-20% Autologous
Complications in Breast Reconstruction
Bleeding/hematoma
3.5%
Seroma
2.9%
Wound dehiscence
1.6%
Complications in Breast Reconstruction
Wound Infection15,16
10% Implant based
3-8% Autologous
Treatment with washout vs
removal
Mild vs severe infection
Response to antibiotics
Pathogen
Exposure of implant
Overall salvage rage 64.4%
Complications in Breast Reconstruction
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Complications in Breast Reconstruction
Mastectomy flap necrosis15,17
6.6%
Risks
Smoking
History of breast reduction or
augmentation
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
Obesity
Diabetes
Complications of Breast Reconstruction
Capsular Contracture
Hardening of scar layer around implant
Capsule is graded Baker 1-4
Grade 1
Implant soft, looks normal
Grade 2
Can feel some firming, looks normal
Grade 3
Hard with some distortion
Grade 4
Painful with gross deformity
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Complications in Breast Reconstruction
Risks
Bacterial contamination
Hematoma or fluid around implant
Radiation20,21
Subpectoral 52.2%
Prepectoral 16.1%
Capsular Contracture
0.8%15
Only 1 year follow up
Most literature 2-30%18
Prepectoral Reconstruction23
12.4% without use of ADM
2.3% with use of ADM
Submuscular
Reconstruction
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Prepectoral
Reconstruction
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Capsular Contracture
History of prior breast conservation with lumpectomy and radiation therapy9
Both are associated with higher risks of any complication, major complication, and reconstruction failure
Complications: hematoma, flap necrosis, infection, dehiscence, capsular contracture, implant malposition, seroma, implant rupture
Major complication: any complication requiring reoperation or rehospitalization
Reconstruction failure: removal without replacement of implant
Any complication
pMRT: 35.7%, PMRT: 40.1%, no XRT: 22.9%
Major complication
pMRT: 26.2%, PMRT: 34%, no XRT: 15.6%
Reconstruction failure
pMRT: 13.1%, PMRT: 17%, no XRT: 4.1%
No difference in reconstruction satisfaction
Capsular
Contracture
62 y/o female with left breast
cancer
Attempted lumpectomy
Bilateral mastectomies
Tissue expander placement in dual plane fashion
1/10/2017
4/10/2017
After completion of tissue expansion
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Capsular
Contracture
Bilateral second stage
reconstruction
Replace tissue expanders with
silicone implants
“Lift” left nipple via previous
lumpectomy incision
Looked good for a while…
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Capsular
Contracture
Developed capsular contracture of
right breast
Required capsulectomy, placement
of Alloderm, implant replacement
Done in January 2018
Looked good for a while…..
11/27/2017
Capsular
Contracture
Developed capsular contracture of
OTHER breast…
Required capsulectomy, placement
of Alloderm, implant replacement
Fat grafting to right breast
4/17/2018
7/19/2018
1/10/2017
Before and After 2
Revision Surgeries
7/19/2018
1/10/2017
Before and After 2
Revision Surgeries
7/19/2018
1/10/2017
Before and After 2
Revision Surgeries
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Complications of Breast Reconstruction
Implant malposition15
Lateral, inferior, medial (symmastia)
0.5%
Implant
Malposition
67 y/o female, left breast cancer
Bilateral mastectomies
First stage reconstruction with dual
plane submuscular tissue
expanders
3/27/2018
7/5/2018
After completion of tissue expansionImplant
Malposition
Bilateral second stage breast
reconstruction
Replace tissue expanders with
silicone implants
3 Months postop
It was ok for a while…
1/15/2019
Implant
Malposition
11 Months later…
Worsening of inferior malposition of implants
Nipples ride high on the breast
Step-off above the implant
Revision surgery February 2020
Bilateral inferior capsulorrhaphy
Reinforcement with Alloderm
Fat grafting to both breasts
Placement of new implants 11/12/2019
3/27/2018
11/12/2019
6/2/2020
Before
Inferior Malposition
After correction of malposition
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3/27/2018
11/12/2019
6/2/2020
Before
Inferior Malposition
After correction of malposition
6/2/2020
11/12/2019
3/27/2018
Before
Inferior Malposition
After correction of malposition
Complications of Breast Reconstruction
Implant Rupture20,24
8.7-24.2% at 10 years
Third generation implants: 98% are intact
at 5 years, and 83% at 10 years
Now on fifth generation implants: even
more improved cohesivity and longevity,
but long term data lacking
MRI best tool for evaluation (90% sensitivity and specificity)
FDA recommends screening silicone implants
for rupture 3 years after placement and
every 2 years thereafter
Complications of Breast Reconstruction
Thin coverage of implants
Worse with prepectoralreconstruction
Can be improved upon with fat grafting
Use liposuction to harvest fat,
inject it to another area
Expect about 60% take of the fat
Less in radiated field
Fat Grafting Fat Grafting
Advantages
Smooths contour and ripples
Liposuction of donor sites
Permanent transfer of fat cells
Adds volume to areas that were
removed by the mastectomy and
that the implant alone cannot fill
out
Can improve the quality of radiated tissues
Disadvantages26
Oil cysts, fat necrosis
Poor take of fat cells
Radiated field
Possible contour irregularities of donor or recipient site
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Fat Grafting
30% of breast reconstruction
patients undergo fat grafting26
Often require more than one
session
After 2nd stage surgery,
before fat grafting 47 days postop after bilateral fat
grafting, right breast 300cc, left breast 170cc
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Fat grafting right breast
Before and After
Fat grafting right breast
Before and After
Nipple Reconstruction
Done after healed from implant
reconstruction
Creation with surgery
Flap of skin of breast used to form
nipple that projects
Tattoo color around nipple
Always projected
Creation with 3D tattooing
Flat
Temporary silicone prosthetic
47 y/o Female
Surgical creation of nipple
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57 y/o Female
3D tattoo nipple reconstruction by
Lenny Renken
55 y/o female
Right breast implant reconstruction,
prosthetic nipple, Left mastopexy
Procedure for symmetry
Insurance also required to cover a surgery of the contralateral breast for
symmetry
Breast augmentation
Breast lift (mastopexy)
Breast reduction
33 y/o female
Left implant reconstructionRight breast augmentation
33 y/o female
Left implant reconstructionRight breast augmentation
63 y/o female
Right reconstruction with implant
Left mastopexy
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63 y/o female
Right reconstruction with implant
Left mastopexy
61 y/o female
Left breast delayed implant reconstruction
Right breast reduction
61 y/o female
Left breast delayed implant reconstruction
Right breast reduction
Recovery
2-6 weeks off work
Depending on job requirements
Drains
1-2 each breast
1-4 weeks each
Postop compression bra
6 weeks postop
Postop restrictions
No heavy lifting, pushing/pulling x 6 weeks
More important if implant is under muscle
Postop physical therapy
Conclusions
Improvement in mastectomy techniques have led to improvements in
reconstruction
Discussion with plastic surgeon to determine what is the best option for
reconstruction for each patient
Many new techniques and advances over the years
Shorter recovery
Improved cosmetics
Complications can occur, and short and long term considerations of reconstruction need to be understood
Overall patient satisfaction with reconstruction remains high
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