Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction includes a variety of procedures performed to restore the form and shape of the breast, following mastectomy or lumpectomy surgery. Factors such as individual anatomy, aesthetic goals and the need for any postsurgical chemotherapy or radiation will determine your options. Discussing your cancer surgery with a plastic surgeon before undergoing mastectomy is crucial, because the proposed cancer removal surgery may significantly affect the choices and the results of any type of breast reconstruction.

Breast reconstruction, in Monterrey México, is an integral part of breast cancer treatment. The procedure is performed when one or both breasts are removed due to cancer or another disease.

The latest reconstructive surgery techniques, along with advanced medical devices, have made it possible for plastic surgeons to reconstruct the breasts in a way that comes close to matching the form and appearance of a natural breast.

At Monterrey Plastic Surgery we offer a wide variety of breast reconstruction procedures.

Also known as reconstructive mammaplasty or postmastectomy surgery

Breast reconstruction includes a variety of procedures performed to restore the form and shape of the breast, following mastectomy or lumpectomy surgery. Factors such as individual anatomy, aesthetic goals and the need for any postsurgical chemotherapy or radiation will determine your options. Discussing your cancer surgery with a plastic surgeon before undergoing mastectomy is crucial, because the proposed cancer removal surgery may significantly affect the choices and the results of any type of breast reconstruction.

Breast reconstruction also can be done many months or even years after mastectomy or lumpectomy. During reconstruction, a plastic surgeon creates a breast shape using an artificial implant (implant reconstruction), a flap of tissue from another place on your body (autologous reconstruction), or both.

Breast reconstruction surgery (mammoplasty) can be started at the time of mastectomy, or performed later. The body alteration caused by a breast cancer mastectomy has profound personal, social and labor impacts on the patients who have suffered it.

Technically known as Reduction Mammoplasty.

The breast cancer treatment, unfortunately still a very common disease in our environment, produces a range of deformities, causing physical, social and self-esteem problems.
Either part or the entire breast may have to be removed aiming at a safer treatment of the disease.