ABSORBABLE ANTIBACTERIAL SOFT TISSUE SUPPORT IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH INFECTION OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT ("ARIA Trial")
Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria
• * Female.
• * Age 22 or older at the time of enrollment.
• * Is scheduled to undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomy (including prophylactic) with immediate two-stage post-mastectomy alloplastic prepectoral breast reconstruction.
• * Is able to and willing to comply with the study requirements and providing informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
• * Has prior history of neoadjuvant radiotherapy.
• * Has had prior history of failed tissue expansion or breast implantation at the intended reconstruction site.
• * Has an active abscess or infection requiring antibiotics anywhere in their body within 30 days.
• * Has a Body Mass Index (BMI) 14 or > 40.
• * Is pregnant or is nursing; or plans to become pregnant during the course of the study.
• * Has any connective tissue/autoimmune disorder or rheumatoid disease.
• * Has known allergies to study device materials.
• * Is participating in another interventional research study that may interfere with study endpoints.
• * Has limited life expectancy or co-morbid conditions, social/psychological problems, or cognitive impairments that precludes participation.
• * Has a medical condition or is taking medications that would result in elevated risk and/or affect the validity of the study.
• * Intraoperative assessment demonstrates unfavorable conditions (i.e., poor mastectomy skin flap thickness or viability) for immediate, two-stage post-mastectomy alloplastic prepectoral reconstruction in any breast.