Section 1: General principles and materials Basic plastic surgical techniques Navid Jallali and Paul Harris The history and development of breast prostheses and the silicone problem Nicholas Collis and David T. Sharpe Complications and contraindications to breast reconstruction John R. Benson, James Taylor, and Su-Wen Loh Silicone implants Jaroslaw Krupa, Delilah Hassanally, and Arikoge Ogedegbe Section 2: Implant based breast reconstruction Mastectomy with skin preservation: skin sparing, nipple-areola complex sparing, and skin reducing Maurizio Nava, G. Querci della Rovere, Angela Pennati, Andrea Spano, and Giuseppe Catanuto Breast reconstruction with tissue expanders Maurizio Nava, Giuseppe Catanuto, Valentina Visintini, Egidio Riggio, Joseph Ottolenghi, and Andrea Spano Section 3: Autologus tissue breast reconstruction Breast reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap G. Querci della Rovere and Stefano Modena Breast reconstruction with the autologous latissimus dorsi flap Eva M. Weiler-Mithoff and Ben K. Chew The mini latissimus dorsi flap Richard M. Rainsbury Transversus abdominis myocutaneous pedicled flap Jean Yves Petit, Mario Rietjens, Francesca De Lorenzi, and Omar Youssef The DIEP flap and variants Simon Mackey, Adam Searle, and Paul Harris Superior gluteal artery perforator flap Phillip N. Blondeel, Anne Dancey, and Laurent Pellet The transverse myocutaneous gracilis flap Simon Mackey and Paul Harris Section 4: Oncoplastic procedures The biological rationale for oncoplastic surgical procedures G. Querci della Rovere, Maurizio Nava, and John R. Benson Skin incisions, glandular reshaping, and local flaps G. Querci della Rovere Grisotti advancement rotation flap G. Querci della Rovere, Raghu R. Pillarisetti, I. Fabio Rapisarda, Riccardo Bonomi, and John R. Benson Inferior pedicle breast reduction Haresh Devalia and Nicola Roche Superior pedicle breast reduction and comma-shaped mammoplasties Claudio Calabrese, Donato Casella, Luigi Cataliotti, and G. Querci della Rovere Variations of classical reduction patterns for oncoplastic purposes R. Douglas Macmillan and Stephen J. McCulley Horizontal mammoplasty Benigno Acea Nebril and B. Ortegon Castellano Lateral mammoplasty I. Fabio Rapisarda, Jaroslaw Krupa, and John R. Benson Round-block Benelli periareolar technique: application in oncoplastic surgery Louis Benelli Reduction mammoplasty avoiding a vertical scar Mustafa Keskin, Zekeriya Tosun, and Nedim Savaci Breast symmetrization and augmentation G. Patrick Maxwell and Allen Gabriel Correction of breast deformity following breast-conservative surgery Stephen J. McCulley and R. Douglas Macmillan Section 5: The nipple areola complex Nipple-sparing mastectomy. Gerald Gui Nipple reconstruction Amar Ghattaura and Paul Harris Prosthetic nipples and nipple tattooing Sue Broom and John R. Benson Section 6: Innovations The science of autologous fat grafting Animesh J. Patel, John R. Benson, and Charles M. Malata Use of lipomodeling in breast-reconstructive surgery Gilles Toussoun, Emmanuel Delay, and Riccardo Bonomi Psychological issues in breast reconstruction Maggie Watson Breast reconstruction with myocutaneous flaps: biomechanical aspects Gemma Martino, Hubert Godard, Maurizio Nava, and John R. Benson Chronic pain after reconstructive surgery John E. Williams, Jonathan T. C. Yen, and Jacqueline Filshie Breast reconstruction from a woman's point of view: experience of a male breast surgeon Alfonso M. Pluchinotta Breast reconstruction from a woman's point of view: experience of a female clinical nurse specialist-breast care Lisa Wolf Breast reconstruction following mastectomy: patients' expectations G. Querci della Rovere and John R. Benson Section 8: Training The modern specialist breast surgeon G. Querci della Rovere and John R. Benson Oncoplastic and reconstructive education and training in the U.K Fiona MacNeill Personal reflections G. Querci della Rovere and Alfonso M. Pluchinotta
