Safety of Brand Discordant Tissue Expanders and Implants in Staged Breast Reconstruction
Discordant TE-implant pairings are safe and do not increase complications or revision risk after adjustment for baseline factors. These results suggest that patient and treatment characteristics, rather than manufacturer concordance, are the primary determinants of outcomes in staged IBBR.
Authors
- Mark V. Schaverien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6345-2643)
- Paul L. Shay
- Alexander F. Mericli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-5712)
- Archana Binila K Babu
- Carrie K. Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7317-4779)
- Rami Elmorsi
- J. Bryce Olenczak
- Mark W. Clemens
- Ryan Dickey
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000013066
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00