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 | | Which method of reconstruction is chosen for any individual patient will depend on many factors, including preference of the patient, the surgeon’s training and experience, and the patient’s physical condition. | | | Reconstruction with implants is easier than reconstruction with autologous tissues, and requires less training and experience from the surgeon. | | | Missing breast skin can only be replaced with the patient’s own skin, either by expanding (stretching) remaining skin already present on the chest wall or by transferring it from somewhere else using a flap. |
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| | Breast Reconstruction Information |
| | Another flap technique uses tissue that is surgically removed from the abdomen, thighs, or buttocks and then transplanted to the chest by reconnecting the blood vessels to new ones in that region. | | | Mitts will explain which reconstructive options are most appropriate for your age, health, anatomy, tissues, and goals. | | | Regardless of whether the tissue is tunneled beneath the skin on a pedicle or transplanted to the chest as a microvascular flap, this type of surgery is more complex than skin expansion. |
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http://www.plastikare.com/learn/breast/reconstruction
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| | Breast Reconstruction |
| | You may find that the reconstruction is a source of unpleasant sensations ranging from pins and needles, to burning, to sharp pain. | | | Also, you should prepare yourself for being in a lot of pain, both in your breast area and in the area where the flap was removed from, and to need a lot of pain medication. | | | The problem is that radiation causes scarring of the muscle and skin of the chest wall, which makes the tissue tight and difficult to move. |
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| | Breast Reconstruction Southern California |
| | This technique is the simplest and shortest method of breast reconstruction, although it may ultimately take longer to achieve the final result. | | | The overall health condition and status of the cancer are the issues that determine feasibility. | | | In each case, the decision is based upon surgical preference and which technique will be better in the face of any anticipated treatments of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. |
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http://www.drmarypowers.com/pages/breast_reconstruction.htm
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| | Breast Cancer Guide - Breast Reconstruction |
| | This is somewhat more complicated reconstructive surgery, also called a myocutaneous flap, involves the relocation of muscle, fat, and skin tissue taken from another part of your body. | | | Whether you choose a surgical implant or a flap, you may also have the nipple and areola (area around the nipple) reconstructed some months later, using skin from elsewhere on your body. | | | The reconstructive procedure makes the recovery process somewhat longer than that which follows mastectomy alone. |
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| | Imaginis - Breast Reconstruction |
| | Thus, a skin graft from another portion of the patient's body is not necessary (as it is with most muscle flap reconstructive techniques). | | | The first implant operation involves placing a tissue expander in the intended breast area beneath the skin and chest muscle. | | | A new type of breast reconstruction developed by Dr. Edward Knowlton, MD, promises to reduce a patient’s mastectomy scar. |
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http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/reconstruction.asp
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| | Breast Reconstruction |
| | The patient is usually educated and counseled in breast reconstructive possibilities prior to mastectomy, so that she can make the decision for or against reconstruction before going into surgery. | | | Expanders are empty silicone “envelopes” placed under the pectoralis muscle, located between the breast and the chest wall. | | | The recovery is much quicker than it is after immediate reconstruction, because the mastectomy wound has already healed. |
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_plassurg/bstrecon.cfm
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| | Breast reconstruction after mastectomy - MayoClinic.com |
| | The process also entails reconstruction of your nipple, including tattooing to define the dark area of skin surrounding your nipple (areola). | | | Understand what reconstruction surgery can do for you, but also be aware of what it can't do for you. | | | Breast reconstruction immediately after mastectomy generally requires a longer recovery period than does delayed reconstruction surgery. |
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| | Reconstructive Breast Surgery Website |
| | Figure 10 - This is the same patient after her nipple was reconstructed using a graft from her remaining natural nipple and her areola was reconstructed by tattooing. | | | One uses a graft from a distant location and the other is done with tattooing. | | | See Figures 8, 9 and 10 for photographs of the tattooing process. |
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| | eMedicine - Breast Reconstruction, Expander-Implant : Article by Jorge de la Torre, MD, FACS |
| | The breast parenchyma is within the superficial fascia of the chest wall superficial to the pectoralis major, serratus anterior, and superior portion of the rectus sheath. | | | Factors that can help determine whether expander-implant reconstruction is the appropriate reconstructive procedure include the quality of the overlying skin, the condition of the pectoralis and serratus muscles, and available donor tissue for autologous reconstruction. | | | Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. |
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| | Breast Reconstruction Surgery Before and After Photos & FAQ |
| | If you are planning to have breast reconstruction surgery, you must find a plastic surgeon skilled in the procedure before the mastectomy surgery so that the plastic surgeon can work with the general surgeon to develop a plan that lends itself to reconstruction. | | | The reconstructive surgeon detaches a small piece of skin, muscle and fat and pulls it through a tunnel under the skin between the abdomen and chest. | | | "Advances in breast reconstructive surgery mean that almost all women are candidates for the procedure," Dr. Ferraro observed. |
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| | Breast Reconstruction Without Implants |
| | Using either the tunneling or free-flap technique, muscle, skin and fat are transplanted from the abdomen to the chest area. | | | Using this technique, the tissue is disconnected from its original blood supply and then reconnected, using microsurgical techniques, to an existing blood supply in the chest area. | | | This operation involves moving healthy tissue from one area of the body to the chest using one of two methods, tunneling or free-flap. |
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| | Penn Plastic Surgery: Reconstructive - Breast Reconstruction |
| | However, if you had a mastectomy without reconstructive surgery, it may still be possible to restore a more natural appearance. | | | Though this method is more extensive, it can provide a great emotional benefit and is often performed during the same operation as the mastectomy. | | | This allows the surgeon to be an integral part of the cancer treatment team. |
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| | National Cancer Institute - Understanding Breast Cancer Treatment |
| | A flap (section) of skin, muscle, and fat can be moved from another part of the body to the chest area where it is formed to create a breast shape. | | | The sacs are placed under your skin behind your chest muscle. | | | Your body type, age, and cancer treatment will determine which type of reconstruction will give you the best result. |
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| | Breast Implants |
| | An implant has a small risk of riding up the chest, so you may have to massage it down into place. | | | G Other muscles of the chest wall (3 lines to one letter) |
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| | Breast Reconstruction |
| | Each patient's motivation may be different, but the goal is to restore a symmetrical appearance and feel which may not be able to be obtained with an external prosthesis. | | | Although none of our paired features are perfectly symmetrical, we expect to see in others and to feel and see in ourselves an overall sense of visual balance. | | | Many factors enter into the decision about the timing of surgery and the choice of a surgical procedure. |
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| | Breast Implants,Breast Reconstruction,Breast Augmentation,Breast Reduction |
| | Breast deformities can be developmental or post surgical. | | | Usually, following corrective breast surgery, women have a greater sense of physical balance, more self confidence, a better body image, and greater self esteem. | | | For patients with scoliosis there may be a difference in their chest wall causing one breast to protrude outward more than the other. |
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| | About Breast Reconstruction |
| | Breast reconstruction is a field of plastic surgery in which the goal of surgery is to provide the patient with two balanced and symmetrical breasts. | | | The goal of this site is to provide understandable, up-to-date information about current surgical reconstructive options and their non-surgical alternatives. | | | the breast has been removed because of breast cancer), but occasionally techniques of breast reconstruction are used to treat women who have an abnormal development of one or both breasts. |
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| | Breast reconstruction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Recovery from skin expansion is generally faster than with flap reconstruction, but both take three to six weeks to recover from and both require follow-up surgeries in order to construct a new areola and nipple. | | | Flap reconstruction The second most common procedure uses tissue from other parts of the patient's body, such as the back, buttocks, thigh or abdomen. | | | The contour of the lower abdomen is reliably improved by these procedures which remove the same tissue as an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck.) TRAM flap procedures may weaken the abdominal muscles, but are usually tolerated well in most patients. |
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| | Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, Sentinel Node Biopsy & Breast Reconstruction |
| | Minimal node removal can save a woman from a condition known as lymphedema, a painful swelling of the arm. | | | The lumpectomy breast cancer treatment procedure is usually followed by radiation therapy to destroy any cancer cells that may remain in the area. | | | This breast cancer treatment procedure is usually followed by radiation therapy to destroy any cancer cells that may remain in the area. |
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| | M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Breast Reconstruction: What You Need to Know |
| | Women explain how they made decisions, what their experience was like, and how reconstruction has affected their lives. | | | Anderson plastic surgeons have created "Breast Reconstruction: What you need to know"--an interactive CD-ROM to help breast cancer patients learn about the options at their own pace and in the privacy of their homes. | | | For many women who lose a breast to cancer, treatment just isn't complete without reconstructive surgery. |
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| | Breast reconstruction |
| | Occasionally there may be sensation in the skin, but often not. | | | Call the Cancer Council's Cancer Helpline on 13 11 20. | | | Sometimes breast reconstruction may be performed at the same time as surgery for breast cancer. |
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| | Breast reconstruction : Cancerbackup |
| | This section is for women who have had, or are about to have, breast surgery as a result of breast cancer, and may be considering whether to have breast reconstruction. | | | It aims to help you understand what breast reconstruction is and the possible benefits and problems you might expect from this type of surgery. | | | So only you – together with your doctor and any family and friends you want to involve – can decide what might be best for you. |
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http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Treatments/Surgery/Breastreconstruction
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| | MedlinePlus: Breast Reconstruction |
| | Breast Reduction Surgery: Decreasing Your Breast Size (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) | | | NCI Study Finds No Conclusive Evidence That Breast Implants Affect Development of Connective Tissue Disorders (10/18/2004, National Cancer Institute) | | | FDA Breast Implant Consumer Handbook - 2004 (Food and Drug Administration) |
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| | Reconstruction |
| | Beverly Whipple uses her understanding of complex research to demystify women's sexual and health issues. | | | This section of breastcancer.org helps you understand your options AND sort through the medical and personal issues you should consider. | | | Do you need surgical breast reconstruction to feel whole again? |
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| | Breast Reconstruction - DIEP, SIEA and GAP Flap Breast Reconstruction Procedures at The Center For Restorative Breast ... |
| | Sullivan and DellaCroce specialize exclusively in state-of-the-art techniques (DIEP, SIEA and GAP flap procedures) that allow for breast reconstruction without sacrifice of important functional muscles. | | | Founded by Frank J. DellaCroce, M.D. and Scott K. Sullivan, M.D., The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery was established to serve as a dedicated resource for women seeking the most advanced methods of breast reconstruction utilizing the body’s own tissue. | | | Thank you for visiting the website of The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, where we are dedicated to restoring your sense of wholeness and well-being. |
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| | Breast Reconstruction Health Insurance. |
| | It also must be available for prostheses and treatment of physical complications at all stages of the mastectomy including lymphedema. | | | , requires health insurance plans to cover breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy if the patient decides to have reconstruction and received insurance benefits from her plan for the mastectomy. | | | Coverage must be available for reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy was performed as well as the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance. |
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