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. 2024 Mar;48(5):887-893.
doi: 10.1007/s00266-022-03119-8. Epub 2022 Oct 19.

A New Level II Oncoplastic Technique for Inferior Pole Defects: The Three-Petal Glandular Reconstruction (3-PR)

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A New Level II Oncoplastic Technique for Inferior Pole Defects: The Three-Petal Glandular Reconstruction (3-PR)

Francesca De Lorenzi et al. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2024 Mar.

Abstract

Introduction: Oncoplastic surgery (OPS) allows wide excisions and accurate tumor resection and reduces breast deformities by immediate reconstruction of large defects. Superior pedicled mammaplasties allow excellent results in large breasts. Conversely, loco-regional flaps are the standard of care in small-to-medium breasts. However, both techniques show limitations in case of large resections of the lower pole, resulting in skin retraction and downward deviation of nipple and areola. We present a new technique for inferior pole reconstruction to overcome these limitations. It is called "the three-petal reconstruction" (3-PR).

Methods: Between September 2016 and May 2019, ten patients with invasive breast cancer of the lower pole underwent breast conservation and 3-PR.

Results: The 3-PR was uneventful in all patients. No major or minor complications were recorded. Patient and surgeon evaluations scored as good to excellent in all cases. Surveillance examinations in the follow-up did not reveal calcifications nor any findings of suspicion within the reconstructed area.

Conclusions: In case of very large defect of lower pole, the 3-PR reveals to be an easy, fast, reproducible method for inferior pole reconstruction. It can represent a niche between therapeutic mammaplasty and perforator flaps, and it could be added to existing available options for tailored reconstruction.

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Keywords: Breast cancer surgery; Breast conserving surgery; Immediate breast reconstruction; Mammoplasty; Oncoplastic surgery.

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