Immediate or delayed breast reconstruction: the aspects of timing, a narrative review

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Department of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA Contributions: (I) Conception and design: All authors; (II) Administrative support: CA Salzberg, LR Hölmich; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: All authors; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich. Department of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark. Email: lisbet.rosenkrantz.hoelmich@regionh.dk.