Breast reconstruction surgery

Breast Reconstruction

Consultation

Introduction

  • Surgery is one of the main modalities of treatment for all breast cancers except one that has extensive spread to other parts of the body.

  • The two main surgical options offered to breast cancer patients include breast conservation, and mastectomy, depending on multiple tumour, breast and patient factors.

  • Oncoplasty is a surgical technique where plastic surgical techniques are used to reconstruct the breast, after having achieved excision of the tumour as per oncological principles, to achieve optimum cosmetic outcomes.
  • It is often a part and parcel of breast conservation surgery, and may be used in case of adverse breast-tumour ratio, depending on whether the patient is suitable for the same.

  • Radiation therapy is a 100% essential, following oncoplasty as well, just as for breast conservation surgery.

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