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The Contour Profile® Tissue Expander in Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Three-Dimensional Look Into Shape and Volume Changes
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Contour Profile Tissue Expander for Contour Irregularity of Reconstructed Breast. Completed, enrolled 12 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to explore the volume change and location of volume change in reconstructed breasts using the Contour Profile® tissue expander. Our purpose is also to investigate the safety of using CPX3® in tissue-expander breast reconstruction via a comparison between the complication rates that result from this study and the complication rates with the use of other tissue expander types, as reported in the literature. We also hope to demonstrate the use of 3-D imaging technology as an objective measure of upper and lower breast volume change and location of this volume change in the reconstructed breast. Finally, we intend to provide reconstructive surgeons with a scientific study that quantifies the patient satisfaction with aesthetic results of CPX3 in tissue expander-implant breast reconstruction. We hypothesize that the CPX3 tissue expander will provide more lower pole volume expansion when compared to lower pole volume expansion from round, standard tissue expanders as reported in the literature. Additionally, we hypothesize that CPX3, in combination with human acellular dermis, is less prone to complications than standard tissue expanders (again, as reported in the literature).
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The Contour Profile Tissue Expander is a tissue expander with a greater height to width ratio than traditional tissue expanders. This increased ratio allows for greater lower pole expansion, thus creating a more natural looking, ptotic breast. Additionally, the suture tabs on the back of the expander hold the expander in place and prevent malposition and displacement.