Research suggests that lipofilling may be safe during conservation treatment for breast cancer
26 May 2011A new study, published in Annals of Oncology, has gone some way to answering the question about whether or not a technique called lipofilling is safe for women who are having their breasts reconstructed after surgery for breast cancer.
Lipofilling involves taking some fat from another area of a woman’s body, such as her abdomen, and using it to fill in small defects or asymmetry that may occur during breast reconstruction. However, until now, there has been a lack of evidence as to whether or not the technique could trigger a recurrence of the original breast cancer, and so plastic surgeons have not been able to advise patients fully on the pros and cons of lipofilling, despite the fact that it has been used for over 30 years.
Read the paper: Locoregional recurrence risk after lipofilling in breast cancer patients
Published in Annals of Oncology, Advance Access, 24 May 2011.
Read the press release here.