Immediate or delayed breast reconstruction: Criteria of choice and feasibility

Breast reconstruction’s objective is to improve patients’ quality of life without affecting oncological prognosis. Recent advances in radiotherapy and multidisciplinary management enable more immediate breast reconstructions to be performed, thanks to new therapeutic sequences that are immediate–delayed reconstruction and reverse sequence. In this article, breast reconstruction choice, type (implants versus flap), and moment (immediate or delayed) are discussed with regard to oncological risk and characteristics of patients in current scientific, technical, and economical context.