Fat grafting with back muscle flap for breast reconstruction
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests if combining fat grafting with a muscle flap from the back improves breast reconstruction results after a mastectomy. It may help women who had a mastectomy and are now looking for delayed reconstruction.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman who had a mastectomy (breast removal).
- You are now planning to have breast reconstruction later (delayed).
- Your mastectomy was a type called skin-sparing (preserved some skin).
- Your breast cancer is not stage 4 (not spread to distant organs).
- You are a candidate for a procedure using a muscle from your back (latissimus dorsi flap).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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