How do you counsel patients who will undergo external beam radiation regarding complications with breast implants from previous breast augmentation?
What risk do you quote for contracture or failure? Does the type of implant or age of implants matter?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
The best experience any individual can offer is likely anecdotal. There is one paper from the Mayo Clinic, which supports that most women are able to maintain an acceptable cosmetic outcome (about 2/3rd) and that with further intervention (i.e., capsulotomy) that number increased to 89%. The cosmesi...
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Radiation Oncologist at Progressive Radiation Oncology Tks for you answer.
Wondering what fractionation ...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network 40 Gy in 15 with dose homogeneity especially in IM...
Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Agree with comments above. I have increasingly whe...
Tks for you answer. Wondering what fractionation ...
40 Gy in 15 with dose homogeneity especially in IM...
Agree with comments above. I have increasingly whe...