23/09/2022
Professor Charles Malata was featured on episode 4 of Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway, a docuseries on BBC 2.
In this episode, Professor Malata undertakes a complex immediate breast reconstruction at the time of mastectomy in a cancer patient whose cancer was shrunk by first treating her with chemotherapy. This young woman with an advanced breast cancer underwent upfront chemotherapy followed 6 weeks later with surgery. The implant-based reconstruction needed:
A) Skin-reducing mastectomy to mimic a breast lift
B)The use of a dermal sling to support the implant
C) Placement of the implant on top of the muscle (epipectoral reconstruction)
D) Total coverage of the expandable implant with a tissue matrix (ADM) thus utilising the latest available techniques in immediate implant reconstruction
You can watch episode 4 on BBC player here: https://bbc.in/3qYYPE2
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