Chest Reconstruction

Breast aesthetics has many benefits for patients. It corrects the appearance of the breast after mastectomy and eliminates the need for prostheses. In addition, it increases your self-confidence and makes you love your body again. Breast aesthetic operations have the highest satisfaction rates among all aesthetic operations. In addition, breast reconstruction operations rarely hide the symptoms of a cancer that may develop again in the same area.

The breast aesthetic operation can be performed in the same session in a patient whose breast is completely removed, or it can be performed at a later date. Performing two surgeries at the same time allows you to receive less anesthesia and have one recovery period instead of two. If you need radiotherapy, you will need to postpone the plastic surgery. Because radiotherapy disrupts tissue healing, it will prolong the healing process.

Do I need breast aesthetics after breast cancer surgery?

If some or all of your breast tissue has been surgically removed, you may be a suitable candidate for breast aesthetics. If a small amount of tissue has been removed with a lumpectomy operation, but you still have asymmetry in your breasts, you can choose aesthetic surgery.

To make a better decision about whether you are a suitable candidate for breast surgery, your plastic surgeon will take into account many factors such as your general health, the stage of your breast cancer, the amount of tissue available for transplantation, your personal wishes and your cancer treatment if you are receiving it. Your surgeon will inform and guide you to make the right choice.

What options do I have?

If you are considering breast aesthetics, you can decide on one of several options. Breast aesthetics are usually performed using silicone or saline prostheses called implants. There are also breast operations performed by placing fat tissue taken from another part of your body into the breast. These operations require two surgical fields and are not suitable for smokers, people with diabetes or hypertension.

The operation to reconstruct the nipple and the dark areola around it is performed a few months after the original surgery to allow the tissues at the surgical site to heal. The tissues to be used to create the nipple are again taken from your own body and, if necessary, colored appropriately to match the color of your body.