Delaying implant-based mammary reconstruction after radiotherapy does not decrease capsular contracture: An in vitro study

Affiliations

• ¹ Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery "P Valdoni", Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
• ² Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery "P Valdoni", Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: Nicola.vaia@gmail.com.
• ³ Breast Unit, Department of Oncologic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, "Breast Unit Integrata di Livorno, Cecina, Piombino, Elba, Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest", Italy.
• ⁴ Plastic Surgery Unit, Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale e delle Nuove Tecnologie in MEdicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
• ⁵ Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery "P Valdoni", Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; Department of Surgery "Valdoni", Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.