Rigottomia and Fat Grafting: Preparing the Recipient Site for Better Graft Take
A surgeon-facing overview of how rigottomia reconditions the recipient bed — release, expansion and vascular access — to improve fat graft take.
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Recovery After Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: What to Expect
From early rest and drain care to months of settling — a general overview of what recovery tends to involve.
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Reducing Complications in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction
The main complication categories in implant-based reconstruction and how matrix properties and fat grafting act as controllable levers on risk and contour.
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Med Tech for Breast Reconstruction: How Technology Is Changing Implant Surgery
How medical technology — from biological matrices to fat dialysis — is reshaping implant-based breast reconstruction toward muscle-sparing, biology-led results.
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What Is Rigottomia (Rigottomy)? The Fat-Grafting Technique Explained
What rigottomia (rigottomy) is, how the percutaneous release turns fibrous tissue into a three-dimensional mesh for fat grafting, and where it is…
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Two-Stage Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction Explained
A tissue expander first, the permanent implant second — how staging gives control and flexibility, and where the matrix fits.
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Using a Biological Matrix in Prepectoral Direct-to-Implant Reconstruction
A high-level, surgeon-facing overview of biological matrix use in prepectoral direct-to-implant reconstruction — selection, coverage strategy, and technique principles.
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Bovine Pericardium Biological Matrix: How It Supports Breast Reconstruction
What bovine pericardium is, why its organised collagen makes a strong biological matrix, and how a pericardium-derived membrane supports implant-based reconstruction.
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Direct-to-Implant (One-Stage) Breast Reconstruction Explained
Rebuilding the breast in a single operation — what makes it possible, who it suits, and the role of the biological matrix.
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The Clinical Evidence for Biological Matrices in Breast Reconstruction
Which outcomes matter, the limits of the current literature, and a framework for critically appraising biological matrix evidence in implant-based reconstruction.
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