According to experts from the World Health Organization, about one million cases of breast cancer are registered annually in the world. Such figures cause concern among the world's population, which prompts scientists to look for new methods to prevent the development of this dangerous disease. Prophylactic mastectomy is a fairly common occurrence today. All this makes breast reconstruction surgery especially popular. Estet-portal.com dispels myths about these operations and shares reliable information.

Breast reconstruction is the only way to restore breasts after mastectomy

Breast reconstruction is a surgical intervention that restores a previously removed breast. Mastectomy in most cases is associated with a high risk of morbidity or already existing breast cancer.

Because breast removal surgery for women with breast cancer is combined with other treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, breast reconstruction is the last thing patients think about before their cancer is cured.

All of this and the lack of information gives rise to a lot of myths and gossip around such surgery as breast reconstruction surgery.

Myths about breast reconstruction:

  • Myth #1: There must be a time between mastectomy and breast reconstruction;
  • Myth #2: Breast implants are the only option for breast reconstruction;
  • Myth #3: Breast reconstruction should not be done while the patient is undergoing treatment.

Myth #1: There must be time between mastectomy and breast reconstruction

This false information causes many patients and their plastic surgeons to delay breast reconstruction for a long time, and there are many advantages to immediate reconstruction of the removed breast:

  • breast reconstruction immediately after mastectomy leads to better aesthetic results;
  • patients retain breast skin and reduce scarring;
  • there is no need to “load” the patient’s weakened body with repeated anesthesia;
  • the stress factor is eliminated: the patient manages to avoid the frightening sight of the absence of her own breast.

Myth #2: Breast implants are the only option for breast reconstruction

In some cases, breast implants are not recommended for patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer, as this may lead to complications. But implant placement is not the only method of breast reconstruction.

You can create a new breast using grafts and free flaps.

The following breast reconstruction options are currently widely used:

  • DIEP - use of a free flap on the deep epigastric artery;
  • SIEP - use of a free flap on the superficial epigastric artery;
  • TRAMP - use of transverse flap of the rectus abdominis muscle;
  • SGAP - use of a free flap from the surface of the buttock;
  • TUG - use of a flap on the gracilis muscle of the thigh;
  • T-Dap – latissimus dorsi flap.

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Myth #3: Breast reconstruction cannot be performed if the patient is undergoing treatment

Another myth that makes many women refuse breast reconstruction surgery. No matter what treatment regimen is given to patients with breast cancer, they can restore their breasts with the help of reconstructive surgery. For patients undergoing radiation therapy, it is recommended that breast reconstruction be performed after the end of radiation therapy. Since the combination of radiation and the installation of implants threatens with some complications, breast reconstruction in such patients is performed with autologous tissues. Chemotherapy, unlike radiation therapy, is not a reason to postpone breast reconstruction surgery.

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