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

Brian S Wong Won, Howard T Wang, Efstathios Karamanos
Author Information
  1. Brian S Wong Won: From the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Division of Plastic Surgery, San Antonio, Tex.
  2. Howard T Wang: From the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Division of Plastic Surgery, San Antonio, Tex.
  3. Efstathios Karamanos: From the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Division of Plastic Surgery, San Antonio, Tex.

Abstract

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.

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