Breast recosntruction with a large implant

Otto Joseph Placik, MD answers: D cup possible after breast reconstruction with expanders?

I've been diagnosed with multifocal, high grade DCIS which requires a mastectomy. I have always been very busty (34DD at age 15 and 34F now). Is it possible to be a D cup after breast reconstruction with expanders?


Otto Joseph Placik, MD
1 month ago

Although this is possible, it really depends on the extent of the skin sparing mastectomy and adequacy of soft tissue coverage over the implant. Achieving a D cup may require a larger final implant that will likely be associated with a higher rate of complications. In this instance you may want to consider the autogenous tissue reconstruction or you may (not YOUR first choice)  want to contemplate a reduction on the opposite side to diminish the size of your implant on the reconstructed side.

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