surgery
i have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer i am 48 yrs old. I have had part of my breasts removed and now going for full mastectomy im really unsure if inplants are good and would like to hear...
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A lot will depend on your future plan of treatment, beyond Mastectomy.
Has your surgeon offered implant at the time of Mastectomy? Some Surgeons may offer this.
Some surgeons are conservative, and want all Cancer treatments completed and recovered from before planning Reconstruction. Radiotherapy can be damaging to healthy tissues, and can damage Implants if already in. Or R/T can damage the tissues that will support an Implant.
I have a friend who has had immediate implants, with no R/T.
My BC was probably larger and faster growing. Mastectomy with Axillary Clearance,. Chemo and R/T
I have had reconstruction, but I was advised to have delayed Recon.
My Cancer treatment was most of 2020. I started Recon approx 18mths later, in 2022.
As the others have said, look in the other sub groups.
Ask us any questions. All the best.
Has your surgeon offered implant at the time of Mastectomy? Some Surgeons may offer this.
Some surgeons are conservative, and want all Cancer treatments completed and recovered from before planning Reconstruction. Radiotherapy can be damaging to healthy tissues, and can damage Implants if already in. Or R/T can damage the tissues that will support an Implant.
I have a friend who has had immediate implants, with no R/T.
My BC was probably larger and faster growing. Mastectomy with Axillary Clearance,. Chemo and R/T
I have had reconstruction, but I was advised to have delayed Recon.
My Cancer treatment was most of 2020. I started Recon approx 18mths later, in 2022.
As the others have said, look in the other sub groups.
Ask us any questions. All the best.