Breast Reconstruction - Conceptual Evolution

This book, entitled Breast Reconstruction - Conceptual Evolution, is dedicated to women all over the world. We hope that individuals who suffer from breast cancer or breast disease or deformity can easily get current knowledge to overcome the misery and difficulties that they may encounter. The breast is an important structure of the human body in terms of function and aesthetics. Affected individuals may experience concerns related to alterations in breast morphology, including changes in breast size, shape, volume, profile, and silhouette, as well as variations in the size, shape, and projection of the nipple-areolar complex.”. Simply aesthetic problems of breasts encompass hypoplasia, atrophy, displacement of the nipple-areolar complex, widened areola, redundant nipple, breast ptosis, macromastia, and so on. Nowadays, breast cancer in different stages may need different reconstruction modalities. Postmastectomy breast reconstruction is another big issue for plastic surgeons. This book will address the conceptual evolution of breast recontouring and reconstruction, along with individualized strategies for refining, restoring, and reconstruction approaches.