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Breast reconstruction surgery is an opportunity to restore your appearance and self-confidence. For a breast reconstruction procedure, our board-certified plastic surgeons will guide you through determining the surgical methods that can offer you the best outcome.
During your personal consultation, your surgeon will discuss how to prepare for your surgery, customize a procedure plan, and explain the recovery process. You can have breast reconstruction through several reconstructive surgery options. Each technique offered can help restore your breast to a normal shape, appearance, and size following a mastectomy.
Breast Reconstruction Using an Implant:
Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction with a tissue expander and an implant requires a staged approach. Our doctors use a tissue expander as a temporary device placed on the chest wall deep in the pectoralis major muscle. The expander creates a pocket to contain your permanent breast implant.
The tissue expander may be placed immediately following the mastectomy or later, which is called a delayed procedure. Tissue expanders are available in a variety of shapes and sizes to fit the size of implant you and your doctor choose.
Grafting Techniques:
Fat grafting uses fat harvested from a different part of your body to reconstruct your breast. The fat can be enriched with your own stem and regenerative cells, if you choose the cell-enriched fat transfer procedure. The goal is to rebuild your breast either completely from your own tissues or in combination with implants. Our doctors are pioneers in using a patient’s natural tissue/fat in reconstruction of the breast to improve upon other breast reconstruction techniques.
Nipple Sparing:
In some cases, a mastectomy may be performed in such a way that the nipple and areola complex can be preserved. This type of surgery maintains more of your own anatomy and it can reduce the recovery time from your original surgery. The mastectomy scar may also be better concealed when compared to a standard mastectomy operation. There are a number of things to consider before your surgery. Although not everyone is a candidate for a nipple sparing mastectomy, it can be performed for some patients. During your consultation, our surgeon will discuss the nipple sparing option with you and determine if this may be possible.
All of these possible breast reconstruction techniques and surgical options are discussed at length and in detail with your surgeon to give you the best possible outcome and meet your specific individual needs.
Breast Reconstruction Recovery and Results:
Recovery and results from breast reconstruction will be dependent upon the particular technique utilized for your procedure, as well as your body’s natural healing processes. You can typically expect some bruising, swelling and tenderness to occur initially; however, an innovative analgesic can often be utilized to control discomfort during the first 48 hours after your procedure.
Most patients are able to return to normal daily routines about one to two weeks after surgery, but strenuous activities should be avoided for at least a month.