The experience of using a patented method for preserving the inframammary fold when performing subcutaneous or skin-preserving radical mastectomy

Introduction. One of the most difficult anatomical structures to restore during breast reconstruction is the inframammary fold. Inframammary fold is one of the most important elements of the natural manifestation of breast ptosis and an important structure that affects the aesthetic appearance of the breast during its augmentation and reconstruction, therefore, its restoration during breast reconstruction allows you to achieve an optimal aesthetic result, close to the natural appearance of the breast.Materials and methods of research. In order to achieve the best aesthetic result, a method for preserving IC during subcutaneous and skin-preserving radical mastectomy has been developed and patented on the basis of the Oncosurgical Department of the A.I. Burnazyan FMBC. The article presents a clinical case of a patient in the course of whose treatment the method described above was used.The results of the treatment. The development and implementation in practice of an easy-to-perform method of shrinkage and long-term fixation of the skin-fat cover after subcutaneous or skin-preserving mastectomy provided a solution to the problems associated with scar deformations of the cover during the rehabilitation period and adjuvant radiation therapy and preservation of inframammary fold.Conclusion. The use of various methods that properly restore the inframammary fold is a necessary component to achieve an optimal aesthetic result of reconstructive surgery. The method developed and patented by us copes with this task, being an easy-to-implement and cost-effective method.