Breast cancer or another reason for women who have all or part of their breasts are made of new breasts similar to other breasts.
In many women diagnosed with early breast cancer, it is now possible to protect the breast to a large extent by taking the breast portion containing only the cancerous part of the breast. Reconstruction of the breast is not necessary in women with large breasts. The remaining breast provides enough breast tissue. For women with very small breasts, the need for rebuilding the breasts arises.
Reconstruction of the breast is performed by Plastic Surgery specialists. When the entire breast is removed due to cancer, it may be possible to make a breast compatible with the other breast. Even the nipple can be made. In some types of breast cancer, the gene carried by women of the family can be analyzed to decide to remove the entire breast tissue without breast cancer. In this case, the nipple is protected and all breast tissue is removed. Silicone is placed and breast reconstruction is completed.
With the new technologies in medicine, plastic surgeons can now create a breast which is very similar to a natural breast in patients after mastectomy. Breast reconstruction after mastectomy is not an easy operation. There are various repair methods, which technique is decided together with the patient and the plastic surgeon. Tissue dilatation and reconstruction with breast prosthesis as well as reconstructions with tissue transfer from the other site and in some cases combination with prosthesis are available. Tissue transfer can be done in 2 formats. One is to carry out the transfer of flaps (flap transfer) of the tissues prepared from areas such as abdomen or back while protecting the pedicled nourishing vessels, and the other containing the skin, fat and muscle are transferred freely and the vessels are repaired again by micro surgery method. In addition to the necessary experience, the plastic surgeon must have a good command of microsurgery for free tissue transplantation. In tissue transfer from the dorsum, it may also be possible to combine it with a prosthesis due to lack of tissue. The nipples are repaired in a second session. The newly repaired breast tissue may not have exactly the same shape and characteristics as the other. The goal is to achieve a similar and appropriate result as possible.
Post-operative pain can be relieved to a large extent with medication. You will be discharged within 2 to 6 days according to the method of your surgery.
