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Without seeing you in person and knowing more about the procedures that you have already had, it is hard to give you specific advice. However, after radiation, it is sometimes better to treat any defects with fat grafting, which can give a very natural look. Good Luck.
I would be very cautious about advising a breast lift following breast cancer surgery and radiotherapy. The key issue is the long term effect of the radiotherapy on your breast. Radiotherapy reduces blood supply and increases scarring. It is the blood supply that can potentially have devastating effects on further surgery to that breast. Your risk of wound healing complications and infection is significantly increased, as well as the risk to your nipple. Some people may still be candidates for this operation if they do not need a significant breast lift and the radiotherapy site is away from the nipple area of the breast. Therefore the best thing to do is to get an opinion (or two!) of plastic surgeons with a special interest in breast plastic surgery. Good luck with your search
Yes it can be done, but requires the most careful judgement. It depends on the condition of the tissues, the amount and kind of lift required, the areas of scar and irradiation. Consulting with a surgeon with considerable experience is essential. All the best.
Yes, breast lift can be performed on a patient who has had a lumpectomy with radiation, however it needs to be done very carefully and conservatively. The lumpectomy and radiation have an adverse affect on the blood supply to nipple areola complex.
I would maintain you normal lifestyle, and review corrective options, which will be surgical, with your surgeon. All the best.
There are many different surgical techniques and each has a different pattern of recovery. With many breast lift techniques it would be normal for the breasts to feel firm an have areas of lumpiness 2 to 3 weeks after surgery. It would be important to make sure that you don't have a...
There are probably as many answers to this question as there are plastic surgeons, and each surgeon has his or her own particular routine. Generally I would recommend following your surgeon's advice, since he or she has specific guidelines that come from experience with the particular...