I had a mastectomy 14 years ago. I did not opt for breast reconstruction at that time.

Question: I had a mastectomy 14 years ago.  I did not opt for breast reconstruction at that time.  What would be involved if I want to choose breast reconstruction now?

Answer: You really just need to come into the office, so that we can understand what the defect looks like, and I need to know if radiation was performed.  We also need to know if the pectoralis major muscle is still intact, and make sure that the nerve supply is okay.  We also want to look at the scarring.

There are certainly some types of reconstructions that would be available, but whether your own tissue or an implant and tissue expander would be better, or even fat grafting would be better, I just cannot say for sure.  So, we would need to see you in consult.