Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and it is the third leading cause of death from cancer. After undergoing surgery, a patient might opt for breast reconstruction either immediately after the breast cancer surgery, or later. Breast reconstruction surgery involves restoring the shape of a patient’s breast which was removed enabling women to feel “whole” again. There are two broad types of breast reconstruction procedures for women who have undergone mastectomy. There is autologous reconstruction, which involves using one’s own body tissues or an implant-based reconstruction, which involves using either silicon or saline based material for the reconstruction.

Source: The Star July 10, 2020 01:52 UTC