Breast Reconstruction: Q&A
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Does Current Cup Size Determine Size of Implant for Breast Reconstruction?
I’d really appreciate some advice. I’m due to have a prophylactic mastectomy and implant-only breast reconstruction using tissue expansion in a...
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750cc in Tissue Expanders Currently. Is 800cc Correct for Silicone?
I am 6 weeks out of Preventative Bilateral Mastectomy, BRCA1 positive, pathology is clear. Skin Sparing, not Nipple sparing.My PS was able to make...
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Silicone Implants After a Bilateral Mastectomy? (photo)
My plastic surgeon expanded my tissue expanders to 750 ccs, then replaced them with 700ccs cohesive gel silicone implants. Before the exchange...
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Right Implants for Reconstruction After Mastectomy to Achieve D Cup?
I'm going to have breast reconstruction due to a double mastectomy, I have tissue expanders 600cc, I'm 22 years old, 5'6", 132 pounds,34" ribcage. How...
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Pocket is Stretched to 450cc Nipple and Skin Sparing Mastectomy is D Cup Possibly Fat Grafting Only?
35, due to family history and gene I underwent a n& s sparing mastectomy. I have 450CC implant: D cup. I prefer natural tissue: I will undergo fat...
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Will I Be Able to Have the D Size I Am Looking for with an Expansion of 800cc?
I have had a bilateral mastectomy due to breast cancer. When under going the expansion I had infection leading to a removal and replacement of an...
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Reconstruction Revision?
I had a double mastectomy the winter of 2011. I had reconstruction surgery in summer of 2012. I have been unhappy with the size of my breasts. They...
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What Are the Different Kinds of Breast Implants? Which One is Best for Me? (photo)
I am going to have a consultation for a breast lift with implants. I am 44, 5'6 and weigh 140 lbs. My problem is asymmetry and sagging due to age and...
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L May Have to Have Bi-lat Skin/nipple Sparing Mastectomy. I Have Chest Wall Implants Now. Results?
I am waiting on BRCA test results. Due to DCIS in 2007. I have saline implants in the chest wall on both sides. I am a D cup. If the BRCA is positive,...
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