2017
Does Smoking History Confer a Higher Risk for Reconstructive Complications in Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomy?
Frey JD, Alperovich M, Levine JP, Choi M, Karp NS. Does Smoking History Confer a Higher Risk for Reconstructive Complications in Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomy? The Breast Journal 2017, 23: 415-420. PMID: 28097778, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPack-year smoking historyNipple-sparing mastectomyComplete NAC necrosisHistory of smokingSmoking historyReconstructive complicationsNAC necrosisHigh riskNipple-areola complex necrosisNew York University Langone Medical CenterPack-year historyMastectomy flap necrosisActive smokersFlap necrosisRisk factorsMedical CenterReconstructive outcomesComplicationsMastectomyNecrosisNonsmokersOutcomesSmokersSmokingPatients
2014
Reconstructive Approach for Patients With Augmentation Mammaplasty Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Alperovich M, Choi M, Frey JD, Karp NS. Reconstructive Approach for Patients With Augmentation Mammaplasty Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2014, 34: 1059-1065. PMID: 25028736, DOI: 10.1177/1090820x14541958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyReconstructive complicationsNipple-areola complexNAC necrosisComplete NAC necrosisPartial NAC necrosisPrevious breast augmentationMastectomy flap necrosisNew York University Langone Medical CenterImplant-based reconstructionMicrovascular free flapsBreast cellulitisNSM reconstructionPrevious augmentationPrior augmentationPatient characteristicsFlap necrosisMedical recordsMinimal complicationsPartial necrosisProphylactic managementCapsular contractureFisher's exactBreast cancerLarge cohort