Medical literature is dense by necessity, but that doesn’t mean it has to be inaccessible. We created these animated visualisations to make the study’s key findings easier to absorb at a glance: patient demographics, complication rates, quality-of-life outcomes, and surgical workflow. No data has been altered or embellished. All figures, percentages, and direct quotes are taken verbatim from the published paper.
Our goal is to support awareness of emerging surgical techniques among clinicians, patients, and the wider healthcare community, not to replace the original research. We strongly encourage readers to consult the full study via the DOI above.
The animations in this article are based entirely on data from the following peer-reviewed publication:
Mazzocchi M, Sigorini G, Cerciello E, Barberini F. “The use of Exashape™ Bioshield Pocket in prepectoral breast reconstruction: a preliminary experience.” Plastic, Reconstructive & Regenerative Surgery (PRRS) 2022;1:51–57. DOI: 10.57604/PRRS-064
The study was conducted at the Breast Unit, University of Perugia (Azienda Ospedaliera Perugia, Italy), and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (approval no. 325/2021). All patients provided written informed consent.
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