Breast reconstruction after mastectomy.
Breast reconstruction is being performed with increased frequency, encouraged largely by the positive reaction of satisfied patients, and enabled by more recent advances in plastic surgery. Many of the disadvantages of external prosthesis (discomfort, insecurity, lack of permanence, absent cleavage) are overcome by surgical reconstruction, allowing the patient's greater confidence and more normal life style.
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods