After skin sparing mastectomy with nipple reconstruction and tram flap procedure, my entire areolar complex was sacrificed. The original tatoo from three years ago has faded and become mottled. My surgeon no longer offers tatooing in his practice and has no recommendations.
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Aftter undergoing breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and then implants, it is not uncommom for women to feel like they are smaller then they wanted to be. This is due to a number of reasons. The first is that most surgeons always try and overexpand the tissue expanders, so...
Recovery after breast reconstruction depends on the type of breast reconstruction procedure you are having. The majority of patients after mastectomy receive implant-based reconstruction. However, due to complications of implants and/ radiation, or patient preference to avoid implants, many are...
The amount of expansion after a mastectomy allows you very good control of what size you want to be. Generally the amount of expansion planned is given as a range but often we over expand to get more tissue. The final size of the implant can then be adjusted to the full amount expansion of less....
