A Comparative Study of CG CryoDerm and AlloDerm in Direct-to-Implant Immediate Breast Reconstruction

• Main Authors: Jun Ho Lee, Ki Rin Park, Tae Gon Kim, Ju-Ho Ha, Kyu-Jin Chung, Yong-Ha Kim, Soo Jung Lee, Soo Hwan Kang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2013-07-01
• Series: Archives of Plastic Surgery
• Subjects: Mammaplasty; Breastimplantation; Acellular dermis
• Online Access: http://e-aps.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2023APS/aps-40-374.pdf

Background  To date, various types of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) have been developedfor clinical use. AlloDerm is the most familiar type of ADM to most surgeons in breastreconstruction. It is prepared by freeze-drying. CG CryoDerm is the first form of ADM thatrequires no drying process. Therefore,theoretically, it has a higher degree of preservation ofthedermalstructuresthan AlloDerm. We conducted thisstudy to compare the clinical course andpostoperative outcomes of patientswho underwent direct-to-implant breastreconstructionsusing AlloDermand thosewho did using CGCryoDerm.Methods  We performed a retrospective analysis ofthemedicalrecordsin a consecutive seriesof 50 patientswho underwent direct-to-implant breastreconstruction usingAlloDerm(n= 31)or CryoDerm (n= 19). We then compared the clinical course and postoperative outcomes ofthe two groups based on the overall incidence of complications