Before & After

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION

     ● Immediate or Delayed 

       Breast Reconstruction

     ● Reconstructive Timeline

     ● DIEP Flap

     ● PAP Flap

     ● Tissue Expanders & Implants

     ● Direct to Implant

     ● Lumpectomy Reconstruction

 

ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES

     ● Nipple Reconstruction

     ● Symmetry Surgery

     ● Breast Fat Grafting

     ● Revision Surgery

     ● Lymphedema Surgery

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

     ● Choosing Not to Have

       Reconstruction

     ● Young Women with Breast

       Cancer

     ● Patients with High BMI

     ● BRCA 1 & BRCA 2

     ● Advanced Breast Cancer

 

BREAST CANCER

     ● Lumpectomy or Mastectomy

     ● Skin Sparing Mastectomy

     ● Nipple Sparing Mastectomy

     ● Prophylactic Mastectomy

     ● Radiation Therapy

     ● Chemotherapy

     ● Hormone Therapy

 

 

 

Reconstructive Timeline

The amount of time needed to complete a breast reconstruction can vary depending on how many surgeries you need, and what other cancer treatment you need.  In cases of immediate reconstruction with a direct to implant technique or using your natural tissues the reconstruction is nearly complete the day of your mastectomy.  Even in a two stage reconstruction, typically the reconstruction can be completed within a few months.  In cases where radiation therapy is used, the reconstruction may be delayed by six months, or more as your tissues recover from the effects of radiation.

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