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 dermal slings out of my own tissue as I was a DD with significant ptosis. In the TE's, I am now a D cup, which I want to be. Will 800cc Allergan 45's make me look smaller than I do now? 145 pounds, 5 feet 4 inches, ribcage is 33 inches.
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Very commonly patients have hollowing in the upper lateral pole after breast reconstruction and it is more common with implants. Fat grafting may help and you should discuss this with your surgeon.
You are correct to worry about tissue expansion after radiotherapy. Radiation irreversibly damages all tissues and makes tissue expansion very difficult and prone to complications. For this reason most plastic surgeons recommend against using tissue expansion and implants in...
This is NOT normal. Shortness of breath after any surgery could suggest several problems that may not be associated with your tissue expander implant. Given that you are a cancer patient and have undergone surgery, I would be concerned with a possible blood clot (DVT) or a blood...
