it is the most common and is to expand the skin and then a prosthesis. After mastectomy, the surgeon places an inflatable balloon (expander) under the skin and chest muscle. Through a valve mechanism buried beneath the skin, introducing a saline solution once a week for several weeks to fill the expander. Once the skin of the breast has given himself enough, the expander is removed and replaced by a silicone breast implant saline or final. There are certain expanders that are designed so that it can be kept as permanent implants. Both interventions are performed under general anesthesia with a short hospital stay, 24 to 72 hours. Mastectomy if the breast is not too big, too small or too fall, you may need to reduce, increase or raise, while we reconstruct the other, to achieve a symmetrical result. The nipple and surrounding skin (areola) are reconstructed later, under local anesthesia and an itinerant basis (without income).
The prostheses used in this type of reconstruction contain medical silicone, like many other materials used in other fields of surgery (prosthetic testes, facial implants, etc.).. Has not been shown any link between breast cancer and the use of breast implants, nor has shown a clear link with autoimmune and rheumatic diseases. Its use is approved in all European countries.
Tags: Cosmetic surgery, mastectomy, reconstruct the breast
, reconstruct a breast, skin expansion, skin expansion techniques