Tissue expanders and reconstruction
Just wondering if anyone out there has recently been through tissue expansion and reconstruction. I had a mastectomy a year ago, and in November, due to the fear of the cancer recurring, underwent a ...
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Hi,
I haven't gone this route yet -- thought it awaits me - and I will be doing what you have done (preventative mastectomy of the left).
Are you in the care of a plastic surgeon or a breast/general surgeon? I have heard of operations not going quite to plan with breast/general surgeons...also that the riding up thing might be caused by the way our own chest muscles are...perhaps you could organise a second opinion with another plastic surgeon?
Totally understand you wanting to get it right...we go through so much from the start, avoiding corrective surgery at all costs can only be a good thing,
Wishing you all the best for the next steps.
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