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Thank you for your question. A mastectomy is a risk-reducing surgery but does not completely eliminate the possibility of re-developing breast cancer. Some breast tissue can remain. Once you have had a mastectomy, you cannot regenerate your breast tissue itself. You can get breast reconstruction with an implant or your own fatty tissue but the breast mound is not a real breast. Once the normal breast is gone, it is gone. I hope this helps.
A mastectomy removes the majority of breast tissue but does not remvoe all of it. The likelihood of tissue regrowing is slim unless you have not reach adult size.( which would be unusual since the majority fo patients are adults).
Breast tissue does not "grow" back after a mastectomy. Although a mastectomy is a very effective risk-reducing procedure, a mastectomy does not completely eliminate the risk of breast cancer recurrence. Remember, nothing is 100% in medicine or surgery. That is why it is important for you to continue followup with your breast surgeon or oncologist for routine surveillance.