The most requested surgeries
to restore the female silhouette after a mastectomy is breast reconstruction.
Since ancient times, the breast is a sign of femininity and indisputable sexual trait in women, which has caused admiration not only on the part of the female sex, but also by the male.
The beauty and harmony of the breast contributes to the well-being of the person, as it is related to feelings of self-confidence and security in interpersonal relationships, sexual life, psychological aspects and motherhood. For this reason, their external appearance, shape, size, height, characteristics of the areola and the nipple are concerned, as well as their ability to breastfeed without forgetting the periodic medical control to ensure their health.
Postmastectomy breast reconstruction is the surgery performed to fully or partially reconstruct the volumes and contours lost after breast cancer surgery.
Am I a candidate for breast reconstruction?
Thanks to oncoplastic techniques, the surgeon can restore the breast that has undergone changes after cancer surgery. There are different techniques for this purpose.
Therefore, if you have undergone breast cancer surgery, such as a lumpectomy or mastectomy, including underarm treatment, and you want to look and feel with improved breast volume.
!! YOU ARE A GOOD CANDIDATE !!
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Free first medical visit
In the first consultation of a breast reconstruction, we take a complete medical history with anamnesis and after exposing your expectations, the plastic surgeon evaluates your type of breast, size, location and characteristics of the areolas, quality of your skin, structure of the thorax, quantity of adipose gland or panniculus, or the possible existence of malformations or asymmetries.
After this preliminary analysis, we share with you your expectations regarding size and shape. With this study we will be able to decide the technique to perform.
What is the price of a breast reconstruction?
We offer you the highest medical quality at the best price. We take care of everything so that you don’t have to worry about a thing. All these services are included in the price of the breast reconstruction intervention after cancer surgery:
- Preoperative study (surgery, nursing, anesthesia consultation and all complementary tests included).
- Operating room, hospitalization and prosthesis expenses (if necessary).
- Bra
- Postoperative follow-up at 24 hours.
- Postoperative medical check-ups until discharge including pain management for greater comfort.
Preoperative
In order for you to have a breast reconstruction in complete safety, we must assess your general condition based on your possible drug and environmental allergies, personal and family pathological history, habitual and past medication, possible previous surgical interventions, toxic habits (tobacco), etc.
It is also necessary to have a general analysis, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram and a complete oncology-mammary study. With this study you will be visited by an anesthesiologist who will verify the results, as well as solve your doubts.
At Guadalupe González Clinic we will also take preoperative photographs, which will help us before, during and after breast reconstruction.
Surgical technique
There are different techniques to recreate the breast, from simple surgeries to more complex procedures depending on the needs of each case.
This surgery is performed in the operating room, under general anesthesia.
The intervention usually lasts between 1 and 2 hours.
It can be done by implanting an expander to achieve a distension of the tissues or if there is sufficient skin and tissues, a breast prosthesis can be implanted. Simultaneously, if required, the contralateral breast can be treated to achieve the greatest possible symmetry.
Subsequently, the areola-nipple complex is reconstructed and a micropigmentation of the area is performed.
Another possible technique would be to provide abdominal tissues to obtain a greater breast volume.
Drains and a semi-compression bandage will be left, depending on the technique performed.
POSTOPERATIVE
The first 24 hours, hospital admission to the clinic with the relevant bandage is recommended, receiving treatment with intravenous analgesic.
From the second day, you can be discharged from the hospital with oral medication and following the surgeon’s instructions.
It is normal for inflammation, pain sensation, occasional stinging and tingling or burning in the nipples to appear, which you can calm with medication and postoperative treatment as well as cryotherapy.
Between the fourth or sixth day, we do the control in the consultation where we will remove the bandage and begin neural therapy for your greater comfort. We recommend the use of a special seamless sports bra, which you must wear continuously day and night for four weeks.
You will be able to incorporate relatively quickly into daily and work life, always following the specialist’s instructions, limiting strong physical activities for a few weeks, until you recover from the intervention.
The sutures are removed between 7 – 10 days after the operation and the aesthetic treatment of the scars begins so that in the future they are as imperceptible as possible. Scars appear pink at first. From the 2nd or 3rd month they improve aesthetically. The final appearance of these scars is variable, depending on the characteristics of the skin of each person.
The breasts may be swollen and high at first. As the inflammation decreases and the tissues give way, they will be placed in their natural position.
FAQ’s
About breast reconstruction after cancer surgery
1.
What results can I expect?
This surgery focused on reconstructing the breast achieves a natural result, of touch and consistency very similar to a healthy breast whose evolution will be very similar.
2.
Will I be able to carry out cancer check-ups without problems?
Obviously the most important thing is your health, so any type of reconstructive procedure will not prevent you from continuing the controls and medications prescribed by your team of specialists.
You will always have a doctor to whom you can consult all your doubts.