DoubleMastectomy&reconstruction
Hi,
After being diagnosed with TNBC in Dec 11 and having a lumpectomy followed by Chemo and radiation, I also decided to have a double mastectomy as I dont want to go through all this again. Being...
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Hi. I had bilateral mastectomy 4 weeks ago and had chest expanders put in. I didn't have enough fat tummy for flaps. A flap operation is also major surgery, so the recovery time wasn't very appealing.
Having reduced recovery times, tiny little scars etc - the expanders are a great option and I have instant cleavage! Good thing is you can go as small or as large as you want!
One of my breasts was radiated 10 yrs ago and he is needing to coax that one a bit more than the other but so far the results have been amazing. Each time I have a fill, I feel a bit tired and sore for the next 24 hours but then I am as good as gold.
The end results in the pictures the surgeon showed me look amazing and I am already happy with where I am at. Much better than my old set!