Quality of Life, Aesthetic Result and Health Economy in Breast Reconstruction

GoBreast - a Prospective Randomized Trial on Breast Reconstruction Methods

A randomized clinical trial with two arms: irradiated women and non-irradiated women. Irradiated women are randomized to reconstruction with a latissimus Dorsi flap and an implant or a deep inferior epigastria perforator flap. Non-irradiated women are randomized to reconstruction with a thoracodorsal flap with an implant or with an expander and later a permanent implant in two stages.

Irradiated patients:

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-60
• DIEP is technically possible
• Unilateral mastectomy
• BMI<30

Exclusion Criteria:

• Scars on abdomen or back
• Bilateral mastectomy
• Previous liposuction abdomen
• 61 years of age or older

Non-irradiated patients

Inclusion Criteria:

->18 years of age

• Unilateral mastectomy
• BMI<30

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bilateral mastectomy
• extensive scars on thorax