Preface

Quoting one of the great masters in breast reconstruction, Scott L Spear, "the primary mission of a physician is to help his or her patients; the higher mission of a medical textbook is to help other physicians help even more patients". With this target in mind, this book has been devised to collect some recent data on a worldwide health problem. Breast cancer constitutes a notable problem in women's health and therefore a burdensome weight for society. Attempts to widen the knowledge on this disease, either at its preclinical (genetics) or clinical phase (diagnosis, treatment) are always welcome since they may lead to a decrease in the suffering (pain, physical dysfunctions, disfiguration, depression and so on) and a lengthening in survival of the patients. Authors have been busy to provide valuable information in these areas, so it is my hope that this book contributes in part to the mission expressed above.

**II**

**Section 3**

Transfer

*by Ercan Karacaoglu*

Breast Reconstruction with TRAM Flap

*by Susana Gómez-Modet and Luis Tejedor*

Patient Satisfaction Outcomes *by Krishnamurthy Sreedhar Murthy*

Breast Reconstruction **99**

**Chapter 7 101**

**Chapter 8 111**

**Chapter 9 141**

**Chapter 10 161**

Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Free Autologous Tissue

L-Shaped Nipple Reconstruction: A Novel Technique to Improve

*by Justin Zelones, Suzanne Inchauste and Dung Nguyen*

Synthetic Mesh in Immediate Breast Reconstruction

#### **Luis Tejedor MD, FACS, FEBS-SO**

Chairman of General Surgery Service, Hospital Punta de Europa, Algeciras, Spain

#### **Dr. Susana Gómez Modet** Cádiz University, Spain

#### **Lachezar Manchev, PhD**

Associate Professor, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

#### **Dr.rer.nat Arli Aditya Parikesit**

Department of Bioinformatics, Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences, Jakarta, Indonesia

**1**

Section 1

Oncologic Issues
