Fat grafting before implant may improve breast reconstruction after mastectomy
NCT ID NCT04343820
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a breast reconstruction method for women who had a mastectomy, with or without radiation. Surgeons first used fat grafting to prepare the chest wall, then placed a breast implant just under the skin (not under the muscle) to reduce pain and animation. The study followed 60 women for 12 months to check for complications and evaluate how the breast looked and felt.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- breast reconstruction procedure (prepectoral implant with lipo-preparation)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer women a less painful breast reconstruction option with better aesthetic results and fewer complications after mastectomy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed feasibility study with 60 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Complications like infection, implant removal, or poor cosmetic outcome are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study concerns women who have had a mastectomy and want a secondary breast reconstruction by implant.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Woman aged over 18 * Medical history of mastectomy +/- radiotherapy * Woman requesting breast reconstruction by implant * Patient treated for non-metastatic cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Locally uncontrolled disease * Metastatic disease * Patient with major cutaneous atrophy allowing only flap reconstruction * Patients under guardianship or trusteeship * Patients who objected to the research
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest René Gauducheau
Saint-Herblain, 44805, France
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