Healty | Alloderm Breast Reconstruction

Alloderm is immediately beingness used routinely inwards pectus reconstruction. Here's what you lot necessitate to know...

First off, what is it? AlloDerm is derived from donated (cadaveric) human skin. It is FDA approved too is used inwards many dissimilar types of reconstructive surgical operation including pectus reconstruction. Before beingness packaged for use, the Alloderm undergoes a multi-step procedure that removes all the cells that tin range the sack Pb to tissue rejection: fifty-fifty though it comes from approximately other person, your trunk does non decline Alloderm because the immune cells are removed. Alloderm essentially acts every bit a scaffold too over time, the patient's ain cells grow into it.

Since it is a human (cadaveric) product, the U.S. Tissue Bank rigorously screens all tissue donors' medical records. All donors must live negative for Syphilis, Hepatitis B too C, too HIV 1 too 2. AlloDerm grafts are too examined nether the microscope earlier too afterward processing to dominion out contamination.

Alloderm is oft used inwards implant-based pectus reconstruction (and has been for years). The tissue expander or implant is placed nether the pectoralis (chest) muscle. The to a greater extent than tissue coverage over the implant, the ameliorate the results. Unfortunately, the pec musculus cannot comprehend the entire implant. The Alloderm is used to comprehend the lower travel of the implant that is non covered past times muscle.

Advantages:
- Stabilizes the implant inwards position.
- Allows for consummate implant coverage.
- Can permit the creation of a full-sized pectus when the tissue expander/implant reconstruction is performed at the same fourth dimension every bit the mastectomy.
- No run a endangerment of rejection.
- Once incorporated past times the body, resists infection every bit good every bit the patient's "natural" tissue.

Disadvantages:
- Like anything that is implanted inwards the body, at that topographic point is an initial (low) run a endangerment of infection (until it becomes incorporated).
- Can drive temporary redness inwards the peel over the Alloderm.
- Costly but unremarkably covered past times insurance.

Many plastic surgeons, including myself, utilization Alloderm routinely when performing pectus reconstruction amongst tissue expanders too implants.

Dr C

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