Sustainability in breast surgery: An eco-audit of the breast implant pathway
This is the first study to estimate the carbon footprint of the breast implant pathway. Strategies to mitigate the impact of carbon emissions include the reuse of equipment. The impact of revisional procedures and future breast implant exchanges was not included and should be factored into future estimates of carbon footprint calculations.
Authors
- Sara Sousi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0494-5138)
- Stephen Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-5689)
- David Zargaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-6832)
- Alexander Zargaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9588-7545)
- Afshin Mosahebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5940-4446)
- Zahra Saeed Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-5125)
- Davina Marudamuthu
Institutions
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- UCL Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.04.020
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.40