REVIEW article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Breast Cancer
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1648679
This article is part of the Research TopicRedefining Care: Integrating Surgical Innovations and Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer TreatmentView all articles
Correction of Breast Deformities After Breast-Conserving Surgery in Chinese Women With Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review
Provisionally accepted
- 1Equipment management and maintenance center, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Taiyuan, China
- 2Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Taiyuan, China
- 3Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
- 4Peking University, Beijing, China
- 5Nanjing University Medical School Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is a key treatment option for early-stage breast cancer, balancing oncologic control with cosmetic outcomes. However, postoperative breast deformities occur in approximately 25% to 30% of cases, significantly impacting patients’ body image and psychological well-being. Although advances in oncoplastic surgery have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of corrective procedures—effectively improving breast appearance, alleviating anxiety, and enhancing quality of life—the acceptance rate of such surgeries remains relatively low in China. This reluctance is influenced by multiple factors, including personal characteristics, social support, disease-related features, and treatment experiences. This article reviews the necessity and safety of deformity correction after BCT, as well as the factors affecting patients’ willingness to undergo such procedures. The aim is to help clinicians identify suitable candidates for corrective surgery, promote multidisciplinary interventions and decision-making support, and ultimately improve the correction rate and overall quality of life for breast cancer patients.
Keywords: Breast-conserving surgery, Postoperative deformity, willingness for correction, Influencing factors, breast cancer
Received: 17 Jun 2025; Accepted: 29 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wu, Guo, Zhong, Gu and Xie. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Fan 郭繁 Guo, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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