Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* This young wife and mother had a serious decision to make. She had a significant family history of breast cancer and had a breast biopsy that showed pre cancerous cells. She came to our office to discuss what reconstructive options she would have if she chose to have bilateral prophylactic mastectomies. With guidance from […]

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* Bilateral nipple sparing mastectomies and tissue expander breast reconstruction incorporating a breast lift was the procedure that this 46 year old woman chose as treatment for her breast cancer. Once the tissue expanders were completely filled (over a period of 3-4 months) the expanders were replaced with the permament implants. In her case smooth […]

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* Sometimes women who have breast reconstruction decide that they don’t want or need nipple & areola reconstruction. That was the case for this 70 year old woman who needed bilateral mastectomies as treatment for her breast cancer. She wanted to have breast reconstruction but simply wanted to have a pretty breast shape and not […]

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* This young woman had bilateral mastectomies as part of her treatment for breast cancer. She had immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expanders. Over the following few months fluid was added to the tissue expanders to stretch the skin and soft tissue making adequate room for the final breast implants. Her second stage procedure was […]

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* This 59 year old woman had bilateral mastectomies for early breast cancer. She had total skin sparing mastectomies (leaving all of the skin of her breasts) through inframmary fold incisions. Immediate breast reconstruction was done using anatomically shaped tissue expanders. They were partially filled at the original procedure and then filled twice in the […]

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* Here is a woman in her fifties who has a significant family history of breast cancer. She met with various health professionals to discuss her options in pro-active measures to avoid a diagnosis of breast cancer herself. One of those options was to have the prophylactic mastectomies. Once she made her decision to proceed […]

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* This 41 year old woman had a left breast cancer. As treatment for her cancer she had bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies. She was a good candidate for simply replacing her breast tissue with anatomically shaped silicone gel implants placed under the skin flaps. Low height, moderate profile, 465 cc implants replaced her breast tissue. She […]

Breast Lift, Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* Here is another example of a woman who had bilateral nipple sparing mastectomies for breast cancer. At the time of her mastectomies tissue expanders were placed incorporating a breast lift. Five months later her tissue expanders were replaced with smooth round gel breast implants and fat grafting was done to give her breasts a […]

Tissue Expander/Implant Breast Reconstruction

* This 37 year old woman was diagnosed with breast cancer. She and her surgical team decided to proceed with bilateral mastectomies as treatment for her cancer. Her breasts were slightly underfilled and ptotic so her reconstructive plan included a breast lift and additional volume. Her breast reconstruction was done in two stages. The first […]