Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction describes the aspect of plastic surgery used to repair or replace damaged, diseased, lost or surgically removed breasts. This is an industry crucial to the emotional and psychological welfare of all women affected by an injured or missing breast. Surgical reconstruction of the breast can be a miraculous process which has been perfected by the most brilliant minds in the plastic surgery field.

breast Reconstruction

* Surgical Reconstruction Procedures

* Reconstructive Breast Surgery

* Mastectomy Reconstruction

* Natural Reconstruction of the Breast

* Nipple Reconstruction

* TRAM Flap

* Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flap

* Free Tissue Graft Reconstruction

* Reconstruction with Breast Implants

* Reconstruction Specialists

Surgical Breast Reconstruction Indications

Repairing damaged or missing breasts has become one of the most widely practiced plastic surgery procedures. The most common reasons for a woman to undergo reconstructive mammary surgery is to repair damage caused by some violent traumatic injury, construct a breast which never developed, replace breast tissue which has been removed via mastectomy or reconstruct tissue which was removed due to some other disorder, such as treatment resistant breast hypertrophy. Although the physical reasons to undergo a reconstructive breast operation vary from patient to patient, the emotional concerns are likely to be universal.

Breast Reconstruction Psychology

The loss of a breast is one of the worst possible scenarios for any woman. Losing a breast at a young age when childrearing is still a concern can be doubly traumatic. Women consider their breasts an important part of their feminine gender identity and a symbol of fertility, sensuality and physical beauty. Women deprived of a breast must endure far more than the physical loss; they must also suffer psycho-emotional conditions which can affect their personality, social interactions, self image and future development. Overcoming the loss is key to moving on with life and a reconstructive breast operation will help facilitate the recovery process by rebuilding what injury, disease or nature have taken away.

Recommendation on Breast Reconstruction

It takes extreme courage to face the physical and emotional hardship of losing a breast. Women who have traveled this road of pain and suffering have been strengthened by the process, but not hardened by it. It is important to experience the loss and feel the emotions which well up inside. Denying the importance of these feelings is very dangerous, since it sets the stage for the development of common emotional and psychosomatic ailments often associated with repressed anger, fear and pain.

Breast repair surgery can be a crucial part of your recovery program. You might choose to have a reconstruction immediately after losing or damaging a breast, or you might choose to wait. The surgical time line is a personal choice which might be dictated by health related circumstances involved in ongoing treatment for any problematic condition. The real issue to keep in mind is that reconstruction is available and will make a huge difference in your life. To learn more about the specific ways reconstruction will benefit you, talk to a qualified plastic surgeon near you.

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11/15/07 Revised 5/23/08