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| Breast Reconstruction |
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Breast reconstruction restores the appearance of breasts that have been surgically removed because of cancer or other diseases. Breast reconstruction can help a woman’s breasts look balanced while wearing a bra, permanently regain breast contour. It gives the convenience of not needing an external prosthesis. |
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| Details |
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| Time Required |
| Length of the reconstructive portion of the procedure is completed within one to six hours. Normally it takes, 1 to 2 hours but due to microsurgery required to reconnect blood vessels, flap reconstruction surgeries takes long duraation between 1 to 6 hrs. |
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| Side Effects |
| Side effect includes loss of normal sensation to the breast, bleeding, and problems with anesthesia. |
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| Recovery Time |
| Breast reconstruction can take up to 6 weeks. The sutures are usually removed about 10 days after surgery |
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| Risks |
| Risks involved in the surgery are fluid collection, excessive scar tissue, infection. In breast implants using an implant carries a risk of infection or capsular contraction, a condition that makes the scar, implant, and breast feel hard. Capsular contracture may be treated with additional surgery to remove the scar tissue. With flap procedure, there is risk that it may not reattach well to blood vessels, block blood flow and reject the flap. |
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| Technology |
Breast surgery can either be performed in an immediate reconstruction, performed at the same time as a masectomy, or as a delayed reconstruction, a few months or years after surgery. For the type of breast reconstruction, doctor will determine exactly what type of reconstruction patient need. He may choose to put an expander or breast implant in, at that time or a later date.
Alternatively, he may choose patient’s own body tissue which is used to help re-construct the breast. Again, that can be done either at the same time or as a delayed reconstruction.A patient’s own body tissue is used in numerous operations known as a TRAM, DIEP and EARLi procedures. Breast reconstruction often takes place immediately after a breast is removed (mastectomy) while the patient is still under anesthesia.
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| Cost Involved |
| Entire procedure costs on an average is 5000$ to 10,000$. |
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| Insurance Covered |
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Because of the cosmetic nature of Breast Reconstruction, insurance is not
involved.
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| Patient Status |
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InPatient - In most cases
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| Reffered As |
| Breast reconstruction is also known as Skin Expansion. Flap Reconstruction. |
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| Discomforts |
| Patients probably have some discomfort after breast reconstruction. Some women have more pain than others and need painkiller injections for a day or so after the operation. But many women have less pain than they expected and only need regular painkiller for a few days. Patient may find it uncomfortable to move arms because of the feeling of numbness on inner side of the arm. |
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| Combine With |
| This procedure can be combined with Mastectomy. It is believed that no other surgical procedure should be done with breast reconstruction for good results. |
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