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Français The breast reconstruction It is a surgery intended mainly for women who have undergone a mastectomy, part of your breast has been removed. This breast reconstruction surgery It must be performed by a plastic surgeon, since before the operation, the type of reconstruction that can be performed must be planned, and how it would be performed based on the circumstances and treatments that each patient may need.
Does breast reconstruction surgery have benefits?
In the event that the reconstruction surgery It is performed after having undergone a mastectomy: The main benefit after this operation is that the perception that the woman has of her body, after going through all this process, increases positively, renewing the self-esteem that is lost when they are in front of a mirror .
The Spanish Association Against Cancer has been promoting the breast reconstruction surgery in cancer patients, due to the fact that different programs have shown the positive change that it has made for patients after having performed the breast reconstruction.
Similarly, the breast reconstruction surgery It does not have to be necessarily linked to the disease and more specifically to the breast cancer, since, despite the fact that it is usually performed on women who have suffered the amputation of one or both mothers. There are completely healthy women who decide to undergo breast reconstruction to feel comfortable with their body and with themselves, either because of the size of their mothers, their shape, etc. Thus raising their self-esteem and emotional health.
What types of breast reconstruction can be done?
- Immediate Reconstruction: This type can be performed during the same operation as the mastectomy, and always of the type of reconstruction to be performed or recommended by the surgeon, the patient can leave the operating room or having started the reconstruction process, or in some cases completely reconstructed .
- Deferred Reconstruction: This reconstruction is carried out after the mastectomy. Surgeons advise against this type of operation in patients who have to undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy processes, after the mastectomySince radiation could cause complications such as delayed healing, delayed recovery, or tissue necrosis.
Reconstructive surgery using your own tissue
During this style reconstructive surgeryTissue from the tummy or back is typically used to perform a flap procedure. This procedure is considered a tissue transplant (autologous).
Generally speaking, flaps require longer surgery time and will require a much slower recovery than those required by flaps. surgeries with prosthetic implants.
The final result after recovery is more natural since it is a tissue transplant from your body.
As for the scars, they will only remain in the area where the tissue was extracted and in the reconstructed breast, scars that can disappear with the passage of time, becoming almost hidden.
Complete reconstructive nipple and areola surgery
When a cancer treatment forces to carry out a mastectomy, normally the nipple is removed along with the rest of the breast unless, a nipple-sparing mastectomy, always taking into account the conditions of each patient.
The nipple and areola reconstruction, are usually the last step in the breast reconstruction operation. Without a doubt, this is the most important step for the final result to show a more realistic resemblance and to be as close to the original breast as possible.
This reconstruction is usually carried out months after the reconstruction surgery, since with the passage of time the new breast has been able to acquire its final shape and place in the recovery process. For rebuild nipple and areola, some tissue from the newly reconstructed breast is used, or less often, the same process is used as using tissue from another part of your body.
There are women who seek to return to have the nipple and areola of the same color and appearance as they had in the past and resort to tattooing months after surgery. Today there are already specialized tattoo techniques in these types of areas, with a three-dimensional effect, so that they almost precisely recreate that area of the chest.
Always consult a plastic surgeon
A surgeon will always watch over the decision that is best for your health, since he will always study the options in case there are complications that do not allow some of the possible reconstruction techniques to be performed. Therefore, if this is the case, the surgeon can offer you alternatives, or reconstruction techniques, if applicable, that help you feel the way you want.
It is important to bear in mind that if there are radiotherapy treatments, a surgeon will never be able to recommend you carry out the reconstruction, because it can cause more severe problems, and not achieve the expected result.
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