Abstract 156: Air V. Saline: The Effect Of Tissue Expander Fill Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction Postoperative Complications

摘要

Background: A common practice in breast reconstruction is two-stage implant reconstruction with initial tissue expander placement. Traditionally, saline is added to the tissue expander intraoperatively, followed by continued expansion with saline postoperatively. Recently, intraoperative expansion with air rather than saline has been proposed to reduce the pressure applied to the mastectomy skin flap and incisions in the immediate postoperative setting. The aim of our study was to determine if tissue expansion fill (air versus saline) affects postoperative complications in the setting of pre-pectoral delayed immediate reconstruction.