BREAST RECONSTRUCTION MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Breast Reconstruction Market Drivers

Development and adoption of advanced technologies for breast reconstruction is expected to drive the breast reconstruction market growth. For instance, in March 2016, the breast surgery and reconstructive team at the Valley Health Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey (U.S.) used pre-pectoral tissue expander placement technology, which is used for the treatment of breast cancer. Pre-pectoral tissue expander placement technology offers rapid recovery time, improved mobility time, and diminished post-operative pain for patient.

Furthermore, in September 2018, MTF Biologics expanded its portfolio products for breast reconstruction with the launch of Acellular Dermal Matrix (ADM), which is specially designed for pre-pectoral breast reconstruction procedures such as FlexHD Pliable PRE.

Breast Reconstruction Market Restraints

A major restraining factor which may hamper the breast reconstruction market size is product recall. For instance, in March 2019, Mentor Worldwide LLC and Sientra, Inc. received warning letters from the U.S. Food and drug Administration (FDA). These companies had not conducted the post-approval long-term safety and efficacy studies, which are required for the approval of the breast reconstruction implants. Mentor Worldwide LLC received recall for Memory Shape, Memory Gel, Spectrum silicone breast implants and saline implants, whereas Sientra, Inc. received recall for Opus silicone breast implants.