Healty | Breast Reconstruction Can Be Performed Any Time

Did y'all know thorax reconstruction tin live performed at whatever time, fifty-fifty years after a mastectomy?

"Immediate thorax reconstruction" is performed at the same fourth dimension equally the mastectomy together with typically provides the most natural results alongside the to the lowest degree total of scarring. Unfortunately, for many women this but isn't an option....

For starters, 70% of women facing mastectomy aren't fifty-fifty told that reconstruction may live an choice for them. They undergo operation entirely to detect out about fourth dimension afterward that they could accept woken upward from their mastectomy alongside novel breasts instead of having to sense a apartment chest.

Of the women that are informed, about may non accept access to a reconstructive plastic surgeon where they alive together with accept to go for reconstruction.

Other women are non candidates for immediate reconstruction because unfortunately the affliction is also advanced at the fourth dimension of diagnosis.

Sometimes radiations therapy is recommended equally role of the thorax cancer treatment. Most plastic surgeons prefer to concord off on reconstruction until the patient is several months out from her terminal radiations therapy. This allows the tissues to recover together with soften upward equally much equally possible to amend the results of the subsequent reconstruction.

As y'all tin see, at that spot are several reasons why a women wanting breast reconstruction may non live able to accept it guide away, ideally at the same fourth dimension equally the mastectomy.

Whatever the argue for delay may be, it is of import to recall at that spot is no fourth dimension limit when it comes to thorax reconstruction - it tin live performed at whatever time, fifty-fifty years after mastectomy.

Like immediate reconstruction, delayed thorax reconstruction is also covered past times insurance regardless of how many years accept passed since the thorax cancer diagnosis.

Dr C

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PRMA Plastic Surgery specializes inward advanced thorax reconstruction including DIEP flap, SIEA flap, GAP flap, TUG flap together with Alloderm One-Step. In-Network for most U.S. insurance plans. Patients routinely welcomed from across the USA. Please telephone phone (800) 692-5565 or e-mail patientadvocate@PRMAplasticsurgery.com to larn to a greater extent than nearly your thorax reconstruction options. Connect alongside other thorax cancer reconstruction patients at www.facebook.com/PRMAplasticsurgery.

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