Lipomodelling is considered to be a major advancement in the field of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. This technique is now well established and has low complication rate. It is an effective tool that is being used progressively for correcting breast and chest wall deformities. This article provides a synopsis of the procedure given by National Institute For Health And Clinical Excellence.
The guideline is documented under the title ‘Breast Reconstruction Using Lipomodelling After Breast Cancer Treatment.’ The points are summarised below: The clinical arrangements are to be made in form of governance, consent and audit. The patient should be chosen by breast cancer multidisciplinary team with specialist expertise and training in the procedure. The reconstruction surgery can be done on the same operation table or after the breast cancer surgery based on the availability…
