DCIS - Flat, Flap or Implant??
I didn’t see it coming // Last year I had a leaking nipple, I was waking with dried patches on my pyjamas. I was annoyed and wanted the leaking to stop. I went to the GP, had an ultrasound a...
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I am going in for mastectomy with Diep flap next Friday. I saw the reconstruction/cosmetic surgeon today. He was good at explaining but I had already got to my decision before. The BCNA webinar in reconstruction is useful for info. I think it is from 2019 on website.
For me (54), there’s no way I would be flat. I could not do it. I don’t want additional surgeries in years to come with implant plus they tend to rise up and become sore and hard. And the recovery is not significantly different between implant and diep. Plus some people pay for tummy tuck!
But everyone has to decide for themselves.