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In the United States, approximately 57,000 tissue expander/implant-based breast reconstructions are performed each year.

Complete submuscular tissue expander coverage affords the best protection against implant exposure but can restrict lower pole expansion.

The benefits of using acellular dermal matrix are enticing, but questions remain as to whether or not its presence increases reconstructive failures.

The purpose of this study was to investigate predictors of explantation in those patients with acellular dermal matrix reconstructions and to discuss salvage techniques.

An approved retrospective review was conducted of 137 patients undergoing 234 individual breast reconstructions over 4 years performed by a single plastic surgeon (J.D.) at a single institution.

Patients who underwent implant-based reconstruction with either immediate placement of a tissue expander that was subsequently exchanged for a permanent implant at a second operation or immediate placement of a permanent implant when indicated were included.