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What to do after mastectomy

Many women have mastectomies due to breast diseases, which is undoubtedly a fatal blow to them. Losing breasts is as important as losing a woman’s face, so what? Experts say that breast reconstruction can perfect Breast removal. Breast reconstruction improves the resected breast. The reconstructed breast is small in size, has good local soft tissue coverage, is young, and is unwilling to sacrifice autologous tissue in other parts of the body. The method is to place a prosthesis filled with silicone gel or saline. Breast refinement under the skin flap or under the pectoralis major muscle after mastectomy. If after mastectomy, the local tissue cannot provide enough space to accommodate the required size of the prosthesis, a skin expander can be placed first, and water can be injected regularly after surgery. When enough space is formed, the expander can be replaced with the breast through another surgery. Prosthesis. Breasts reconstructed by autologous tissue transplantation have long-lasting effects and lifelike appearance. Breast reconstruction has the following advantages: 1. It can make full use of the patient’s autologous tissue; 2. Avoid a series of complications that may be caused by the prosthesis; 3. , good texture, easy to shape, good drooping feeling, and can correct subclavian depression and anterior axillary wall defect deformity at the same time; 4. It can not only tolerate postoperative radiotherapy, but also can be used in patients who have received radiotherapy and have relapsed. Patients undergoing extensive resection; 5. Autologous tissue with good blood supply can promote the healing of adverse wounds and ulcers.