Management of the Post–Breast-Conserving Therapy Defect: Extended Follow-Up and Reclassification

Abstract

Reparative surgery for aesthetic deformity in scarred and irradiated breasts is able to produce satisfactory aesthetic results; however, revisional surgery and complications are not inconsiderable, and the authors hope the new classification based on their long-term experience will provide practical guidance for surgical planning to other surgeons encountering such patients.