Options for Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
DiepCJourney Podcast
English - July 28, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEducation Health & Fitness breastcancer breastreconstruction breastsurgery patientadvocate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When a woman or man faces a mastectomy due to breast cancer they have options to reconstruct their breast. The options include using an implant or a using the patient's own tissue known as autologous breast reconstruction. Dr. Steven Pisano of PRMA (Plastic Reconstructive Microsurgical Associates) in San Antonio, Texas discusses all the options and why some women chose no reconstruction in Episode 16 of the DiepCJourney Podcast.
There is no one best option and the choice should be made in a shared decision-making conversation with the surgeon.