Age

18–any

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

Female patients ≥18 years
Patients undergoing unilateral or bilateral therapeutic mastectomy for breast cancer
Patients undergoing pre-pectoral implant-based breast reconstruction, either:
* One-stage DTI, or
* Two-stage TE-I
Use of implant with or without biological or synthetic mesh
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy allowed if a therapeutic mastectomy was performed on one side

EXpander-based Versus Direct to Implant PRE-pectoral Breast Reconstruction: a Comparative Analysis of Surgical Outcomes