The Breast-Areola Reduction/Reconstruction Technique Addressing the Central Lumpectomy Defect in Ptotic Breasts

Brian S. Wong Won, Howard T. Wang, Efstathios Karamanos

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Abstract

Summary: For decades, oncoplastic techniques have been an emerging, yet underutilized approach to breast cancer surgery. Recent developments in breast oncology support the potential for the omission of radiation therapy in a subset of patients eligible for breast-conserving surgery, which makes immediate reconstruction available to a much larger demographic. Although existing oncoplastic methods have offered durable and cosmetically acceptable results in select cases, there remains significant room for improvement. This publication presents a novel option in oncoplastic reconstruction named Breast-Areola Reduction/Reconstruction (BARR) that utilizes the tenets of a superomedial pedicle breast reduction and a Wise-pattern closure to address asymmetry and deformity in treatment of central breast cancers. The BARR technique features principles that are foundational to plastic surgery training, which should augment the acquisition and delivery of oncoplastic surgery in the era of progress to come.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)e6022
JournalPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Volume12
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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