Improved Breast Reconstruction Solutions Improving Women’s Confidence
Having a mastectomy is a devastating experience as the women have to cope with the disease as well as with the loss of a breast or both breasts. The situation often leaves
them
powerless.
Now,
new
reports
indicate
that
having
breast
reconstruction surgery help them get back that feeling of control and improve their self confidence. Moreover, compared to the past, there are new and more effective options available for reconstructing the breasts, which help patients, feel more confident and positive about the outcome. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer are shocked to know that they are suffering from this dreadful disease. Surgeons say that the sense of loss and fears about scarring can have a heavy emotional toll and even keep some women from seeking cancer treatment. Women need to be educated about the importance of timely detection, diagnosis and treatment as well as about reconstruction, which offers them the chance to feel whole and normal once more.
The advancements in breast reconstruction surgery techniques have made the decision to have reconstruction much easier. Women have a number of choices such as reconstruction using their own fat from abdomen or thighs and saline or silicone implants. DIEP flap surgery uses only the skin and fat while leaving the muscle tissue intact. With the improvements in surgical techniques and the materials used for reconstruction, a mastectomy can be expected to end on a positive note.
In most cases, the surgeons can initiate the reconstruction process right after the mastectomy. Reconstruction surgery can be performed on women of all ages. Advanced techniques have made it possible for surgeons to provide patients with breasts that have a natural look and feel. Researchers continue to strive to improve treatments and find ways to make patients more comfortable. Women need to be educated about the benefits of reconstruction. BRA day is an initiative designed to promote education, awareness and access for women seeking to consider post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Under the Affordable Care Act, both reconstructive surgery and prosthesis are covered for life.
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