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Goldilocks mastectomy is a type of surgical procedure for breast mound reconstruction using patient's autologous tissue without additional implants after the breast parenchyma has been removed for treatment of disease or prophylaxis. The procedure is an alternative approach to full breast reconstruction after mastectomy for women with breast cancer condition (or predisposed to it).[1][2][3]
Medical use
The Goldilocks mastectomy technique was first described in 2012 by the surgeons Heather Richardson and Grace Ma in the International Journal of Surgery.[1][4]It was first described as a surgical procedure to give women additional option to formal breast reconstruction after mastectomy. The procedure was first applied to some patients who did not qualify for traditional breast reconstruction methods because of medical complications such as history of radiation exposure from prior breast conservation treatment (lumpectomy) or due to the risks associated with high body mass index or because of personal preference.
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References
- ^ a b Richardson, Heather; Ma, Grace (2012). "The Goldilocks mastectomy". International Journal of Surgery. 9 (10): 522–526. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.08.003.
- ^ Plastic Reconstruction Surgery: Goldilocks Mastectomy with Bilateral In Situ Nipple Preservation Via Dermal Pedicle (Heather Richardson, MD and Joel A. Aronowitz, MD, 2018)
- ^ PRS: Total Single-Stage Autologous Breast Reconstruction with Free Nipple Grafts (Jean-Claude D. Schwartz, MD, PhD and Piotr P. Skowronski, MD, 2015)
- ^ Jaikel Zavala, Karina; Geun Kwon, Jin; Ho Han, Hyun; Key Kim, Eun; Sup Eom, Jin (2019). "The Goldilocks technique: An alternative method to construct a breast mound after prosthetic breast reconstruction failure". Archives of Plastic Surgery. 46 (5): 475–479. doi:10.5999/aps.2018.00808. PMC 6759440. PMID 31042862.