Oncoplastic surgery of the breast combines the optimal breast cancer treatment with simultaneous tissue rearrangement to improve cosmesis. In Part 1 of this series (March 2017, page 11), we discussed the increased use and safety of oncoplastic procedures as well as the skills associated with oncoplastic surgery.
There is a spectrum of degrees of complexity in oncoplastic surgical procedures. For that reason, it is useful to conceptualize 4 skill levels of oncoplastic