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DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-829040
History of Breast Reconstruction
Publication History
Publication Date:
14 June 2004 (online)
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The treatment of breast cancer has evolved significantly from the original surgical technique described by Halsted. The reconstruction of the breast has also been a large interest among surgeons and patients. The history of breast reconstruction dates back to the 1800s with an attempt to transplant a lipoma to a mastectomy site. Several techniques ranging from the “walking flap” of Gilles to the free perforator flap using autogenous tissue for recreation of a breast “mound” have been established and refined. The use of tissue expanders for breast reconstruction has also been perfected over the last three decades. Breast reconstruction, which was once admonished in the early part of the 20th century, has now become a routine choice for women undergoing breast cancer surgery.
KEYWORDS
Reconstruction - breast - history - cancer - surgery
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