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Radiotherapy after skin-sparing mastectomy & diep-flap-reconstruction?
Has anyone had radiotherapy done after their skin-sparing mastectomy & diep-flap reconstruction? Did it cause any issues with the breast flap? like hardening or shrinking? I had no lymph node invol...
Hi I had DIEP flap reconstruction after double mastectomy .
The size of my tumour (6cm) meant my team thought I would be likely to need radiation and my plastic surgeon said in that case I would need to wait at least 6 months after the end of radiotherapy for the DIEP flap reconstruction.
I had tissue expanders inserted after the skin sparing mastectomy.
My plastic surgeon was very experienced and I followed his advice.
I had 28 sessions of radiotherapy .
I was very happy with my results.
The cancer breast had a few hard lumpy bits initially butthey went away over time and the breasts are soft now.
Ask to join the private group on here “ Choosing breast Reconstruction” there are lots of stories and photos on there.