Table 6.

Variations in Concerns with Preferred Timing of Definitive Reconstruction after Radiation

Concerns	Preferred Timing from End of Radiation to Expander to Implant Exchange
	0–3 mo	4–12 mo	>12 mo	P
Asymmetry	53.50%	40.50%	45.90%	0.244
Hematoma	4.70%	3.90%	5.40%	0.903
Mastectomy skin loss	39.50%	53.90%	56.80%	0.181
Severe capsular contracture	83.70%	74.30%	86.50%	0.129
Surgical site infection	48.80%	48.00%	37.80%	0.489
Wound dehiscence	69.80%	79.30%	67.60%	0.134
Concerns	Preferred Timing from End of Radiation to Expander Removal and Autologous Reconstruction
	0–3 mo	4–12 mo	>12 mo	P
Asymmetry	33.30%	17.50%	20.60%	0.154
Donor vessel quality and dissection	29.20%	39.70%	31.70%	0.330
Fat necrosis	25.00%	17.80%	27.00%	0.205
Hematoma	4.20%	0.70%	1.60%	0.241
Mastectomy skin loss	25.00%	34.70%	34.90%	0.623
Poor cosmetic outcome	16.70%	26.60%	36.50%	0.130
Surgical site infection	12.50%	20.50%	17.50%	0.572
Tissue edema	20.80%	20.90%	14.30%	0.487
Tissue fibrosis	54.20%	42.40%	34.90%	0.249
Total/partial flap loss	41.70%	25.30%	30.20%	0.184
Wound dehiscence	37.50%	53.90%	50.80%	0.292