The Cost-Effectiveness of Breast Reconstruction: What Actually Drives the Numbers
Unit price is the least informative number in reconstruction economics. Complications, theatre time and the number of operations drive cost; the unit…
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Biologic or Synthetic Mesh in Breast Reconstruction: The Evidence and the Trade-Offs
The randomised head-to-heads favour synthetic mesh on seroma; biological matrices offer integration into thin cover. The choice is made patient by patient.
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How to Compare Mesh Studies in Breast Reconstruction (and Why 9% and 38% Can Both Be Right)
Headline complication rates for the same material range from under 10% to nearly 40%. Seven questions explain why, and show how to…
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Meshes and Matrices in Breast Reconstruction: What They Do and What the Evidence Says
"Mesh" is a family, not a product. Subpectorally the question is whether to use one; prepectorally it is which one, configured how.
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Prepectoral or Subpectoral: What Changes When the Plane Changes
Prepectoral placement moves the burden from the muscle to the mastectomy flap. An improvement where the flap can carry it, a mistake…
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Hybrid Breast Reconstruction: Combining an Implant, Matrix Support and Fat Grafting
Implant for structure, fat for the living envelope, matrix for support: the rationale, technique and published outcomes of hybrid reconstruction.
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Capsular Contracture in Implant-Based Reconstruction: Risk Factors, Prevention and the Role of Matrices
What drives capsular contracture, how radiotherapy and implant plane change the risk, and what matrix-assisted series report.
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Questions to Ask Your Surgeon About Breast Reconstruction
The questions worth asking to make an informed, confident decision about your reconstruction.
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Choosing a Biological Matrix: A Practical Framework for Reconstructive Surgeons
A structured, six-dimension framework for comparing biological matrices on the properties that actually matter — rather than on branding.
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Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: The Role of Biological Matrix and Fat Grafting
What prepectoral breast reconstruction is, why it spares the chest muscle, and how a biological matrix and fat grafting enable the technique.
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