Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Reconstructing Breasts After A Lumpectomy:

A lumpectomy is a type of breast-conserving surgery procedure performed on women who have breast cancer. Surgeons remove single tumors under 4cms present in the breast tissue and if needed the adjacent tissue in this surgery.

Lumpectomy procedures are held to be as beneficent for the patient as a mastectomy procedure which removes the entire breast mass. A study presented two years back at an annual ASPS meeting found that at least one-third of breast cancer survivors expressed disappointment with a lumpectomy.

This is mainly because a lumpectomy removes a section of the breast tissue, it could be a quarter or it could be more; the end result is usually a breast that looks very disproportionate compared to the other one.

Many breast cancer patients frown upon such cosmetic considerations stating that the priority of any patient has to be defeating breast cancer. But more than a desire to look good and in proportion, cosmetic breast reconstruction surgery helps tremendously in emotional healing.

Today, there are many options for women who have conquered breast cancer via a lumpectomy and mastectomy. Advanced surgical institutes like the Plastic Surgery Institute of California offer reconstructive breast surgery using breast implants, tissue transplants and nipple reconstruction besides other cosmetic breast enhancement.

Get in touch with us the Plastic Surgery Institute of California; we shall help you in your battle against breast cancer.

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