The Impact of Aeroform Tissue Expanders on the Outcomes of Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background Breast reconstruction can improve the quality of patients' lives by restoring the breasts' natural appearance. Saline-based tissue expanders are associated with significant drawbacks. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to reveal the usability, safety, and econ...

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Published in:Aesthetic plastic surgery 2023-02, Vol.47 (1), p.130-143
Main Authors: Awadeen, Abdelrahman, Fareed, Mohamed, Elameen, Ali Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Breast cancer
Breast Implants
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Carbon dioxide
Clinical trials
Ethnicity
Female
Humans
Literature reviews
Mammaplasty - methods
Mastectomy
Mastectomy - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meta-analysis
Otorhinolaryngology
Patients
Plastic Surgery
Reconstructive surgery
Retrospective Studies
Review
Surgical outcomes
Systematic review
Tissue Expansion - methods
Tissue Expansion Devices
Treatment Outcome
Usability
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Summary:Background Breast reconstruction can improve the quality of patients' lives by restoring the breasts' natural appearance. Saline-based tissue expanders are associated with significant drawbacks. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to reveal the usability, safety, and economic burden of AeroForm-based tissue expanders for breast reconstruction. Methods An extensive systematic literature review was implemented from inception to 9 December 2021. All clinical studies that included women with breast cancer subjected to AeroForm-based tissue expansion for breast reconstruction were included in the study. Results This systematic review included eleven articles consisting of 748 patients. There were 1220 reconstructed breasts in which 530 (43.44%) breasts were reconstructed using AeroForm devices. AeroForm-based tissue expanders were associated with shorter duration to complete breast expansion (MD-35.22; 95% -46.65, -23.78;P
ISSN:0364-216X
1432-5241
DOI:10.1007/s00266-022-02901-y