How long after mastectomy can we have breast re-construction?

Many women choose to have breast reconstruction performed in conjunction with the mastectomy. http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Ato...

Some surgeons will perform the mastectomy and reconstruction at the same time.

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I had a mastectomy and reconstruction at the same time.?

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Where can I watch a mastectomy procedure online?

Try the MedlinePlus site: ...

If you've had a mastectomy and get plastic surgery can you?

A very radical mastectomy means that most or all the tissue and glands from that breast were removed. Which means there's nothing in there to produce milk. Although sometimes mastectomies can ...

When a woman has a mastectomy, is the nipple removed also?

Yes. If a woman has a mastectomy they remove all breast tissue. My aunt had a double mastectomy and they removed all breast tissue including the nipple to be as sure as possible that they got all...

Does anyone who has had mastectomy experience a bulging of chest two weeks after surgery?

It could be bleeding into the chest from the drain tube being pulled out, you would need to go to the surgeon for drainage by syringe. Or infection. Call the surgeon and tell him. Ok, if they dr...

Have had breast cancer had mastectomy, hopefully will get the all clear in 2 and half years.?

I'm so sorry to hear that you're getting over cancer, Jacks, but I wish you the very best of luck for the future. Sadly, breast cancer does, sometimes, lead to secondary cancer in anot...

Would you have a double mastectomy to reduce your risk of breast cancer?

I don't think any woman would unless she had an extremely high risk of breast ca.

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I am having a full mastectomy and can't afford breast forms?

You should discuss this matter with the surgeon doing the surgery. They most likely have resources available for people to use - many women getting mastectomies probably don't think beyond th...