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Issues and Answers
About Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction |
If you’re facing mastectomy to treat or prevent breast cancer, you probably have lots of questions
and many decisions to make.
and many decisions to make.
- Will you go flat after mastectomy or have your breasts reconstructed?
- If you choose reconstruction, when is the best time to have it?
- Will you (and should you) keep your own nipples?
- Will you have your breasts reconstructed with breast implants or your own living tissue?
- How long does reconstruction take?
- What can you expect from recovery?
- What is fat grafting and how can it improve your reconstructive results?
- How do you choose a plastic surgeon?
- What can you do to prepare for surgery and recovery?
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Have the information you need to decide which type of breast reconstruction, if any, is right for you. The information on this website is a good place to begin. It's the companion site to The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook: Issues and Answers from Research to Recovery, 4th Edition. - The new, revised 5th edition will be available September 2023 - Use the menu in the upper left corner to navigate this site or click on one of the links below to get started. |
A Johns Hopkins University Press book
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