Abstract
ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to retrospectively compare patients whose breast reconstruction surgery included fat grafts with those whose reconstruction did not. Material and methodsA total of 104 patients undergoing oncological and reconstructive surgery after breast cancer between January 2012 and December 2016 were included. The study focused on the complications and recurrences of the disease. ResultsFat grafts were used in the reconstructive surgery of 25 of the 104 patients, and not in the remaining 79 patients. After lipofilling surgery, 3 patients developed complications, consisting of a post-surgical hematoma in 1 patient and the appearance of a nodule in 2, showing the presence of fat necrosis in one and tumour relapse in the other. There was one case of locoregional recurrence in each of the groups. There were no cases of distant metastases in the lipofilling group, while there were 6 cases in the control group. ConclusionsLipofilling as a reconstructive option after breast cancer seems to have a low complication rate. However, more studies are needed to confirm its oncological safety.
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