Reconstructive Options for Lumpectomy?

I am having a lumpectomy on three lumps in my breast. They are not cancerous. I have a small B breast right now, and am nervous about how they will look after the surgery. What are my reconstructive options, and does insurance usually cover the reconstruction? I have BCBS.

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Reconstruction following lumpectomy

Lumpectomy, also called a partial mastectomy, segmental mastectomy or quardantectomy, is the surgical removal of a breast tumor along with some of the normal breast tissue that surrounds it. Depending on the breast size and shape, the amount of tissue removed to treat the cancer, and the changes that can occur in breast shape after radiation, breast-sparing procedures can leave the breast’s contours such that there may be no need for further reconstruction. Unfortunately, standard... more

Lumpectomy and breast reconstruction

If you are having multiple lumps removed from your breast becuase of suspicion for a malignancy, then your reconstruction should be covered by insurance. There really are alot of ways to reconstruct your breast. It all depends upon the amount of breast tissue you started with, what you are left with, what post-op regimen is needed if they are malignant, etc..

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Options for breast biopsy and lumpectomy correction or reconstruction

In many instances surgeons will leave the lumpectomy spaces to fiil with fluid and frequently this will result in a minimal deficit. If, however, a significant amount of tissue volume is resected this could leave you with a more noticeable size difference. In this instance, opinions vary on how to manage the problem: Many would use a small implant Others would contemplate use of a local fat flap to rotate into the breast and compensate for the lost volume If radiation is not performed,... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Your own tissue or an implant

Oncoplastic techniques for managment of breast cancer gained a lot of support in Europe first followed by North America. The pendulum keeps swinging in surgical management of breast cancer between performing a mastectomy versus lumpectomy and radiation. One of the most important factors is the breast size removing thre lumps from a small B breast might not leave much tissue and a mastectomy reconstruction will yield a better result. In your case as there is no malignancy the options for... more