The most common type of cancer seen in women is breast cancer. Today, breast cancer can now be treated much more successfully, thanks to innovations in diagnosis and treatment methods and the awareness created in society through the media. However, when breast loss is added to the severity of the treatment process, permanent psychological effects occur on the patient. For this reason, applications to Plastic Surgery specialists for the surgical correction of the breast lost due to cancer are increasing day by day.
Breast reconstruction can be done during mastectomy (removal of the breast) surgery, as well as timing. It can also be performed on patients who have completed postoperative cancer treatment. There is no obstacle for patients who undergo breast reconstruction simultaneously with mastectomy surgery to receive cancer treatments. In other words, this surgery does not delay the treatment of cancer. New breast, whether simultaneously or late; Sometimes it is created only from the patient's own tissues, sometimes only with silicone prostheses, and in some cases by using both. All of these have their advantages and weaknesses. Which method will be used is decided after evaluating the condition of the patient and the disease, as well as the patient's expectations.
The most commonly used method today is breast reconstruction with the help of silicone. In this method, a balloon placed under the chest muscle is inflated over months with fluid given by your plastic surgeon at regular intervals (1-2 times a week), creating a swelling in the breast area. Depending on the characteristics of the balloon used, it is either left inside or replaced after a while with a silicone type used in plastic surgery. In surgeries where the person's own tissue is used, from different parts of the body; Although it varies from patient to patient, a new breast is created using tissue taken from the abdominal area.
Breast reconstruction surgery is a multi-stage process, regardless of the method used. In the procedures following the actual surgery, the nipple is created, minor defects are corrected, and a more natural shape is applied to the breast. Applications are carried out to give it a beautiful appearance.
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