Techniques
Breast reconstruction is undertaken by both specialist breast and plastic surgeons within the United Kingdom. The patient should be kept fully informed of all the potential disadvantages:
- there is a theoretical risk that, where carried out after breast cancer, appreciation of recurrence may be delayed
- the breast may appear similar to the original, but it will neither feel the same nor physically behave in the same way
- multiple procedures may be required
- the appearance rarely matches the quality of the contralateral breast or the original breast
Ideally, the patient should see pictures of reconstructed breasts or meet women who have had surgery.
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