The plastic surgeon can now practice as the refinement of techniques for breast reconstruction after breast cancer. Immediate reconstruction can be performed for a certain type, highly accurate breast cancer whose treatment is only surgical. After that Mastectomy and reconstruction are carried out afterward.
After the surgery it is necessary for the patient to have radiation therapy .The surgeon will check the quality of the skin and choose the method of breast reconstruction surgery to be conducted in 6 months to a year later. Meanwhile, the patient will be recommended to wear prosthesis to balances the silhouette of the breast.
What methods of breast reconstruction after mastectomy? There are several steps in reconstructing breast such as recreating volume and shape, and then make any summarization for harmony, before reconstructing the areola and nipple.
A – Reconstruction of the volume and shape:
• Reconstruction by retro-pectoral implant.
This method use prosthesis under the pectoral muscle through an incision at the mastectomy scar. This procedure requires no additional scar. This method is quick and the result can be seen immediately. However, this technique is usually applied for women with good skin, scar and a regular pectorals major muscle and thick, perfect for covering the prosthesis. The complication occur usually due to poor skin quality of the breast. This condition can lead to skin necrosis and prosthetic exposure, resulting in a failure of the method.
How long the breast prosthesis can stay in breast is unpredictable because. It can break and it is detected by a decrease in volume, the saline is h