Breast reconstruction looks bad after mastectomy

April 10, 2016
Asked By:dinaskids in Carpinteria, CA

I had a mastectomy on the left with a tissue expander followed by a gel implant under the muscle. I had the right side reconstructed with a new implant (was saline over the muscle, now silicon under the pec) for symmetry. First they dont match at all so I need a third surgery. The cancer side looks awful when i use my pectoral muscle for anything. Can anything be done?

Answers (5)

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April 12, 2016

Answer: Reconstruction with implants always results in muscle distortion

April 12, 2016

Answer: Reconstruction with implants always results in muscle distortion

April 13, 2016

Answer: Asymmetry after reconstruction

April 13, 2016

Answer: Asymmetry after reconstruction

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