Fortunately for women undergoing breast cancer or breast cancer prevention surgery, the choices available for reconstruction just keep getting better and better. New technologies and techniques help women get back to looking and feeling like themselves faster and better than ever. These new approaches allow women to move past their cancer treatment to return to their lives without constant reminders of their diagnoses and the stress of treatment. Here are a few of the most exciting new trends and technologies that truly improve breast reconstruction outcomes:
Lumpectomy reconstruction (“Oncoplastic” surgery)
While lumpectomy is a very effective cancer surgery, the appearance of the breast can become deformed after lumpectomy, which can worsen with radiation therapy. Given how many women have lumpectomies every year, coming up with ways to improve the look of the breast after surgery is incredibly important, which is why “oncoplastic” surgery was developed. Oncoplastic surgery involves:
Placing lumpectomy scars more cosmetically