Clinical Outcomes of Ovine-Reinforced Hybrid Mesh (OviTex) in Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction

This study provides clinical outcomes on OviTex use in alloplastic breast reconstruction. Reoperation was significantly more likely in direct-to-implant reconstruction and on the side with cancer, likely due to skin flap perfusion rather than intrinsic mesh properties. The lack of access to indocyanine green angiography, as others have reported, in all likelihood contributed to the higher-than-expected rate of reoperation. In addition, significantly smaller implants might have led to a higher rate of reconstructive success.