Can your body reject tissue expanders? Is there a formula for expansion cc's to implant size equaling final cup size? (Photo)

Once the diagnosis of breast cancer is made, the plastic surgeon should be part of the team and decision making along with the oncologist and radiation therapist.The plastic surgeon and the breast surgeon should plan the type of mastectomy and the best incision to get a good cancer surgery and plan for the reconstruction.When ever possible skin sparing mastectomy. The choice of the tissue expander is as critical as choosing the implant for reconstruction. When ever possible a shaped tissue expander is chosen as close to the final size of the implant as possible in both volume and dimensions. This assures choosing the right shaped implant for maximal central projection, to avoid the flatness at the central area of the reconstructed breast.Pictures show flat high tissue expander. Some options are available, from revision of expanders for implant reconstruction to latismuss dorsi flap to free flaps