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Breast
Reconstruction:
Breast Enhancement Links:
Breast Augmentation (Augmentation Mammaplasty)
Mastopexy - Breast Lift
Breast Reduction
Breast Reconstruction
Gynecomastia: (Correction of enlarged male breasts)
 Purpose:
Reconstruction
of a breast that has been removed due to cancer or other disease
is one of the most rewarding surgical procedures available today.
New medical techniques and devices have made it possible for your
plastic surgeon to create a breast that can come close in form
and appearance to matching a natural breast. Post-mastectomy breast
reconstruction is not a simple procedure. There are many options
to consider as you and your plastic surgeon explore what is best
for you. Breast reconstruction is an effective way to rebuild
the breast and can spare you the emotional trauma associated with
the loss of a breast.
This surgery
can be done immediately at the time of mastectomy or delayed to
a later date depending on the type of surgery.
How it's
done:
A number of surgical methods may be used to rebuild the breast,
either using implants or one's own tissue (flap reconstruction)
In simple
cases, the chest skin is stretched and an implant is inserted
beneath the chest muscle. The nipple and areola are reconstructed
in a later procedure.
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In more
complex cases, a skin expander is employed. Your surgeon
will insert a balloon expander beneath your skin and chest
muscle. Through a tiny valve mechanism located beneath the
skin, your surgeon will periodically inject salt-water solution
to gradually fill the expander over several weeks or months.
After the skin over the breast area has stretched enough,
the expander will be removed in a second operation, and
a permanent implant will be inserted.
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Flap
Reconstruction: An alternative approach to implant reconstruction
involves using a tissue flap taken from other parts of the
body, such as the back, abdomen, or buttocks. Although this
procedure is associated with a longer recovery period, it
allows for reconstruction of your breast with your own tissue.
(See
Diagram)
Secondary
surgery may be required to reconstruct the nipple-areola
complex and correct asymmetry.
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