Direct-to-implant breast reconstruction provides good outcomes in elderly patients

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For older women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer, direct-to-implant breast reconstruction provides good outcomes in a single-step procedure, while avoiding some of the inconvenience and risks of staged approaches to breast reconstruction, reports a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

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