Breast reconstruction and women's well-being after mastectomy

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Hirohito Seki, MD, PhD, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 11 April 2025

BMC Women’s Health is pleased to welcome submissions to the Collection Breast reconstruction and women's well-being after mastectomy. This Collection seeks to gather research that delves into the multifaceted impact of breast reconstruction post mastectomy on women's well-being. We invite submissions that explore the psychosocial implications, patient-centered approaches, and advancements in breast reconstruction techniques and complication prevention, aiming to enhance the understanding of this critical aspect of breast cancer survivorship.

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Meet the Guest Editor

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Hirohito Seki, MD, PhD, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan

Dr Seki is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Breast Surgery at the Kyorin University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to this appointment, He was Chief physician in the Department of Breast Surgery in the Saitama Medical Center (2016-2023). At Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, he served as Chief physician in the Department of Surgery as well as the Director of the Breast Center (2012-2016). He was also assistant lecturer in the Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan (2008-2012). He has published extensively on breast reconstruction and nipple-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer patients.

About the Collection

BMC Women’s Health is pleased to welcome submissions to the Collection Breast reconstruction and women's well-being after mastectomy.

Breast reconstruction helps restore breasts post mastectomy or lumpectomy. Approaches include saline or silicone implants or reconstruction using body tissues. This process involves surgical procedures to rebuild the shape and appearance of the breast, and helps to restore patient's satisfaction with their body image, allowing them to rebuild self-esteem in intimacy and sexuality and overall quality of life. Understanding the impact of breast reconstruction on women's well-being requires a comprehensive exploration of the physical, emotional, and social aspects of this experience.

Advancing our collective understanding in this area is essential to optimize the outcomes of breast cancer survivors. Recent research has highlighted the importance of patient-centered approaches to breast reconstruction, emphasizing the need for shared decision-making, access to information, and psychosocial support. Moreover, advances in surgical techniques and the use of innovative technologies have expanded the options available for breast reconstruction, offering women greater opportunities for personalized and satisfactory outcomes.

Topics welcome to the Collection include, but are not limited to, the following:

Psychosocial impact of breast reconstruction
Patient-centered approaches to breast reconstruction
Innovations in breast reconstruction techniques
Access to breast reconstruction services
Approached to prevent complications caused by breast rebuild
Predictive breast rebuild

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Considering future fertility in survivors of gynecological cancers and other disorders" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.