Alloplastic breast reconstruction after mastectomy

The aim of reconstruction with expanders is to restore breast shape and volume as close as possible to the contralateral breast and to reconstruct the inframammary fold with adequate ptosis.

Breast cancer; Mastectomy; Alloplastic reconstruction

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