breast reconstruction

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meanings of breastand reconstruction

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breast
noun
uk /brest/ us /brest/
either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has ...
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reconstruction
noun
uk /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/ us /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the process of building or creating something again that has been damaged ...
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Examples of breast reconstruction

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Currently, both saline and silicone gel implants are available for use in breastreconstruction.
Similarly, previous chest wall irradiation and/or postmastectomy radiotherapy are considered by many, a relative contraindication for implant-based breastreconstruction.
After mastectomy, which was performed in approximately 30 percent of all cases, 5 to 10 percent of patients had a breastreconstruction.
Implication of planned radiotherapy on breastreconstruction cost of a second hospitalization is also avoided.
With an increase in indications for postmastectomy radiation, there will be an increased need to consider the special implications of combining radiation with breastreconstruction.
This has led to an increased need to consider the special implications of combining radiation with breastreconstruction.
One advantage of bilateral breastreconstruction is that a patient's reconstructed breast need not match a contralateral, native breast, but rather a contralateral, reconstructed breast.
The following is an overview of current bilateral, breastreconstruction techniques.
Indications, contraindications, advantages, and disadvantages of autogenous tissue and prosthetic breastreconstruction in the setting of bilateral breastreconstruction will be discussed.
Patients who undergo tissue expander/implant breastreconstruction will experience varying degrees of discomfort and chest wall asymmetry during the expansion phase.
Implication of planned radiotherapy on breastreconstruction 33.
More women today have the option for breastreconstruction because of advances in surgical techniques.
Gradual re-expansion and delayed autologous breastreconstruction after complete skin healing occurs is anticipated.
Low complication rates are achievable after postmastectomy breastreconstruction and radiation therapy.
Older fears of a negative impact on recurrence risk or cancer detection after breastreconstruction have been disproved.
Because surgical scars fade and tissue firmness subsides with time, the results of autologous breastreconstruction tend to improve as the patient ages rather than deteriorate as with prosthetic reconstruction.
And patients diagnosed at a younger age caused by the increased prevalence of mammogram screening may be healthier and more inclined to be eligible for and motivated for breastreconstruction.
Comparison of immediate and delayed free tram flap breastreconstruction in patients receiving postmastectomy radiation therapy.
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