Pregnancy following Unilateral Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Titanized Polypropylene Mesh (TiLOOP(R) Bra) without Compromising the Result

Elke Nolte, Evelyn Klein, Stefan Paepke, Elke Nolte, Evelyn Klein, Stefan Paepke

Abstract

Immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy due to cancer or as a prophylactic treatment is widely preferred to avoid psychosocial distress, poor body image, and diminished sexual well-being. An increasing number of women undergoing breast reconstruction are in childbearing age; however, only limited data are available on the cosmetic outcome of patients undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction with a surgical mesh and subsequent pregnancy. This is a case report of a female patient who underwent unilateral implant-based breast reconstruction with a titanized surgical mesh implant (TiLOOP Bra). Twenty-two months after reconstruction, the woman delivered a healthy child. No adverse events occurred. The patient breastfed with the contralateral breast. The cosmetic result and patient-reported outcome was excellent. Pregnancy after breast reconstruction with a synthetic surgical mesh is not contradictory to an excellent cosmetic outcome.

Figures

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Fig. 1.
TiLOOP(R) Bra surgical mesh.
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Fig. 2.
Cosmetic result before and after BR with implant and TiLOOP Bra mesh. A, Preoperative picture before BR and pregnancy. B, Same patient 18 months after BR and before pregnancy. C, Same patient 23 month after BR and 1 month postpartum.

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