Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?This trial is studying how fat grafting affects blood flow in the breast skin of patients who have had a mastectomy and radiation therapy. The goal is to see if adding fat can improve skin health. Fat grafting has been increasingly recognized as a tool to rejuvenate irradiated skin and improve skin quality in patients who have undergone radiation therapy.
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are undergoing immediate reconstruction with tissue expanders or implants that require radiation therapy. It's not open to those who do not wish to participate.Inclusion Criteria
I am a breast cancer patient getting an implant or tissue expander with planned radiation therapy.
I have had a mastectomy.
Exclusion Criteria
I am willing to participate in the clinical trial.
Participant Groups
The study is looking at how well blood flows through the skin of the breast after it has been treated with radiation and then fat grafting. This will help understand if fat grafting improves skin condition post-radiation.
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Breast reconstruction with fat graftingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
fat grafting
Group II: breast reconstruction without fat graftingActive Control1 Intervention
No Fat grafting
Find a Clinic Near You
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Mayo Clinic in RochesterRochester, MN
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor