Responding to concerns about the possible adverse effects of breast implants after mastectomy, Le et al. have recently published the results of their large, population-based study. Breast implants did not appear to confer any survival disadvantage; in fact, the long-term risk of breast cancer ...
“Reconstruction after breast cancer is a journey. It helped me discover mynew normal.It wasmy choice and IT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.” Actual breast cancer and breast reconstruction patient with NatrelleINSPIRA® Breast Implants. Individual results may vary. ...
Implant-based reconstructions are increasingly utilized following mastectomy in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. However, these implants are associated with a high rate of infection, which is a major complication that can lead to implant removal, delay in adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy...
Wound healing complications including infection and contour or shape irregularities can occur with all forms of reconstruction. Infection can be higher with those forms of reconstruction that require the placement of breast implants or donor site mesh. Several physical conditions may place a woman at h...
. Forty-nine year-old patient with mutation in BRCA 2 gene and current diagnosis of left invasive breast cancer who underwent therapeutic skin-sparing mastectomy, contralateral risk-reducing nipple-sparing mastectomy with periareolar incision and staged submuscular tissue expanders/implants reconstruction....
It typically involves placing implants under the breast tissue or chest muscles to make breasts bigger, fuller, or more even. People choose to get breast augmentation surgery for various reasons, including reconstruction after breast cancer. (Photo Credit: Stocktrek Images/Getty Images) Types of ...
Hollos P (1995) Breast augmentation with autologous tissue: an alternative to implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 96(2):381–384 ArticleCASPubMedGoogle Scholar Hammond DC (2008) Postmastectomy reconstruction of the breast using the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap. Cancer J 14(4):248–252 ...
Little did I know I would become so well-versed in the various breast reconstruction options. It seemed straighforward, if not overwhelming, at the start:breast cancer diagnosis, immediate double mastectomy with expander placement, followed by exchange to implants 2 months later. ...
or a boob job. It typically involves placing implants under the breast tissue or chest muscles to make breasts bigger, fuller, or more even. People choose to get breast augmentation surgery for various reasons, including reconstruction after a breast cancer mastectomy or as part of gender-affirmin...
Breast reconstruction Breast implants Autologous reconstruction of the breast The following is a general overview of the role of surgery in the management of breast cancer. Surgery may be the primary treatment for some breast cancers, but for many women, multi-modality treatment, which utilizes two...