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

 

 

 

Young Women with Breast Reconstruction

Young women represent a substantial proportion of patients treated for breast cancer.  7% of women with breast cancer are diagnosed before the age of 40.  Although the technical aspect of performing breast reconstruction is the same, there are some special considerations when planning breast reconstruction in young women that must be considered.

 

Factors related to tumor biology, body shape and available tissues, and impact of future pregnancy on abdominal donor sites must be considered by the multidisciplinary treatment team to produce an optimal reconstruction.

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