Tram Flap Breast Reconstruction May Provide Greater Psychosocial Outcomes For Patients
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)Women who choose breast reconstruction with autogenous tissue (tissue from the patient's own body) rather than implant may experience greater psychosocial outcomes, according to a study to be presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS), September 20-24 in San Francisco, Calf. The study, designed to measure the psychosocial outcomes of postmastectomy breast reconstruction, includes evaluations of patients before and after reconstruction. Past research has been only retrospective, and did not include pre-operative evaluation.