The most common method is with a tissue expander. Less often, we offer a permanent implant during mastectomy surgery. Here’s more information about these 2 options: Implant reconstruction with a ...

The tissue expander is filled to a certain volume ... It may be several weeks before you can do strenuous exercise. The mastectomy and breast reconstruction will leave areas of numbness where ...

The tissue expander is gradually inflated ... Results of immediate breast reconstruction after modified radical mastectomy using free TRAM flap with microvascular anastomosis of inferior ...

Tissue expanders are flat balloons that are placed under the ... and breast reconstruction using implants became the norm after a mastectomy. “Reconstruction rates skyrocketed because everybody could ...

It may be done together with your mastectomy or at a later date if you opt for reconstruction in the future. The first step will be for your surgeon to place expanders into your chest. These ...

It’s important to discuss reconstruction with your ... expander under the skin at the time of the mastectomy. “Then we inflate the tissue expander, sort of like inflating a balloon, every ...

If you have an implant reconstruction after a mastectomy, you might need to have the skin stretched using a tissue expander implant first. Without stretching the skin, there might not be enough to ...

who had a mastectomy in 2017, tells Bustle. "Each person’s breast reconstruction journey is not the same." Since her initial surgery, tissue expanders and permanent implants two and a half years ...

Emma Backstein tells PEOPLE what it meant to her that her mom took time to care for her following her preventative double ...

If you have undergone a mastectomy due to breast cancer, breast reconstruction offers a way to restore balance and shape by ...

After mastectomy, you have a choice in what comes next. While you may need to delay reconstruction until you’re done with other cancer treatments, many people choose not to rebuild their ...

With a tissue expander in place, you may also have a contour that ... Patients who choose breast reconstruction after a mastectomy face several important decisions. Breast implant surgery or ...