What reconstruction techniques are available after breast cancer surgery?
After breast cancer surgery there are a variety of options available to the patient to reconstruct the breast. Learn more about reconstruction surgery from Mark Sisco, MD.
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If the entire breast is removed, it can be reconstructed generally using a patient's own tissue, often from the abdomen,
or using a device, such as a silicone or saline implant. [MUSIC PLAYING]
After breast cancer surgery, there are a variety of options available to patients to reconstruct the breast. The options used depend, in part,
on the amount of tissue removed from the breast. If a small amount of tissue is removed from the breast,
the breast can be reconstructed by rearranging what's left over in order to retain an aesthetically
pleasing shape. If the entire breast is removed, it can be reconstructed generally using a patient's own tissue,
often from the abdomen, or using a device, such as a silicone or saline implant.
On occasion, a combination of the patient's own tissue, often from the back, can be combined with an implant in select cases.
The decision to use these techniques must be made in concert with your plastic surgeon and depends on several factors, including
the patient's own desires, the patient's own body, the potential for other health issues
that the patient may be facing, as well as expectations and the amount of surgery a patient is
willing to undergo. [AUDIO LOGO]
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