Experience of immediate breast reconstruction with silicagel

Objective To investigate the clinical correlated problems of immediate breast reconstruction with silicagel prosthesis after modified radical mastectomy.Methods From Jun.2007 to Dec.2011,30 patients were treated with skin sparing modified mastectomy and immediate reconstruction by placing silicone implants into submuscle.15 cases were reserved the nipple-areola complexes.All patients were treated routinely after operation.Results Objective evaluation after operation showed that the excellent rate reached to 90.0％,and subjective evaluation showed that the excellent rate reached to 93.3％.Two cases suffered under-flap hydrops,one case suffered capsular contraction,one case suffered flap ischemia and superficial necrosis of nipple-areola complex,one case suffered gel metastasis,and one cases suffered obvious asymmetry.All the cases were followed up for 12 to 54 months,among whom one case had hepatic and bone metastasis,and the others had no recurrence or metastasis.Conclusions Immediate breast reconstruction with silicagel prosthesis after modified radical mastectomy was proven to be an effective and safe method,with no increase of local recurrence.The modification of operation may avoid the risk of complications. Key words: Modified radical mastectomy;  Silicagel prosthesis;  Reconstruction;  Complication