[PARTIAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION BY MODIFIED BREAST REDUCTION TECHNIQUES]

Partial resections of the breast are more than 50% of breast oncological surgery. The resulting defect can be substantial and cause meaningful deformity that leads to reduced body image satisfaction of the patients, affecting their ability to cope with the cancer. Parallel to the development of breast oncology techniques, an evolution of breast reconstruction techniques occurred. During the last decade, by using techniques from cosmetic breast surgery (such as breast reductions, augmentations and mastopexies), we can reconstruct extensive partial defects of the breasts at the immediate and delayed setting and achieve symmetrical aesthetic results. Of the 350 oncological breast surgeries a year performed in our center, 70% undergo partial breast resection and only 10% of those surgeries exhibit a defect necessitating reconstruction. The recovery and post-operative complications, especially in the immediate setting, are significantly reduced in comparison to total breast reconstruction. Our experience shows that by using plastic surgery techniques in those operations, we can overcome the deformity created by large partial resection of the breast and improve the mental recovery from breast cancer.