Greater Health Resources Are Used for Direct-to-implant Breast Reconstruction in Women With Higher Body Mass Index
Among women undergoing immediate DTI breast reconstruction postmastectomy, those who were obese had significantly higher resource use compared with healthy-weight women.
Authors
- Rahul Khanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2478-1724)
- Alexander F. Mericli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-5712)
- Alia Khaled
- Yiran Rong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-3872)
- Carrie K. Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7317-4779)
- Patrick B. Garvey
- Margaret S. Roubaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3214-0329)
Institutions
- Johnson & Johnson (United States) (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007225
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00