How effective is breast reconstruction surgery?

Question:

When reconstructing a single breast, how close of a match will it get to the natural breast? Will they be approximately the same size?

Answer:

It really depends on the type of reconstruction that is done, the body type of the patient, and what the natural breasts looks like. It is usually not that hard to get the same size. It is getting the same shape that is the most difficult.  This is why the Federal Government guarantees that patients can get symmetry procedure for the opposite side in order to match the reconstructed breast. It is often easier to do the reconstructed breast. It is often easier to do the reconstruction on the cancer site and then try to da a lift or reduction or some other operations on the opposite breast to try to get the match just right.