Key result
Minimal-invasive mitral valve repair was successfully performed after subpectoral breast augmentation with perioperative preservation of the breast implant in situ.
Why the study?
Minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery after breast augmentation remains an interdisciplinary challenge, and routine perioperative breast implant explantation has questionable benefit.
Minimal-invasive mitral valve repair can be successfully performed without the need for perioperative explantation of subpectoral breast implants.
Implant preservation during minimally invasive mitral repair appears feasible in select cases; leaves open questions of safety, reproducibility, and broader applicability.
Minimal-invasive mitral valve surgery after breast augmentation is an ongoing interdisciplinary challenge. Notably, the perioperative explantation of the breast implant, as reported in most cases, is of questionable benefit. We herein report on successful minimal-invasive mitral valve repair after subpectoral breast augmentation with perioperative preservation of the breast implant in situ.
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Schaeffer et al. (2023) studied this question. Minimal-invasive mitral valve repair was successfully performed after subpectoral breast augmentation with perioperative preservation of the breast implant in situ.
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