{"id":217,"date":"2021-02-22T10:51:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T10:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2021-08-09T09:37:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T09:37:25","slug":"what-is-breast-reconstruction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/treatment\/what-is-breast-reconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"What is breast reconstruction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"217\" class=\"elementor elementor-217\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fb2e4b elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fb2e4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ce9471\" data-id=\"5ce9471\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6873f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6873f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AdobeStock_273915429-1-768x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7469\" alt=\"My Breast My Health Breast Examination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AdobeStock_273915429-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AdobeStock_273915429-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AdobeStock_273915429-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AdobeStock_273915429-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AdobeStock_273915429-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AdobeStock_273915429-1-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e233343 blogDescription\" data-id=\"e233343\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f9947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60f9947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Breast My Health<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d06c1 greenDash elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d06c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is breast reconstruction?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0beea17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0beea17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you have been recommended to have a mastectomy, you have the option to have breast\nreconstruction. This can be either at the time of your breast cancer operation (immediate\nreconstruction) or afterwards (delayed reconstruction).<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99fd895 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99fd895\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a3e2dc\" data-id=\"8a3e2dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bacaa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bacaa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ee-template-widget-id=\"2db802b-7358\" class=\"elementor-ee-element-2db802b-7358 elementor-element elementor-element-2db802b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2db802b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PIC1-300x272.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PIC1-300x272.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PIC1-1024x927.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PIC1-768x695.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PIC1-1536x1390.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PIC1-2048x1854.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ee-template-widget-id=\"40fc61e-7358\" class=\"elementor-ee-element-40fc61e-7358 elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40fc61e\" data-id=\"40fc61e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ee-template-widget-id=\"2bb76fd-7358\" class=\"elementor-ee-element-2bb76fd-7358 elementor-element elementor-element-2bb76fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bb76fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">S1 Ep7: Breast cancer reconstruction surgery<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ee-template-widget-id=\"8a086c3-7358\" class=\"elementor-ee-element-8a086c3-7358 elementor-element elementor-element-8a086c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a086c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #2e2e2e\">Duration: <\/span>14mins<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ee-template-widget-id=\"d613bd2-7358\" class=\"elementor-ee-element-d613bd2-7358 elementor-element elementor-element-d613bd2 podExc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d613bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>_<\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ee-template-widget-id=\"1b8062c-7358\" class=\"elementor-ee-element-1b8062c-7358 elementor-element elementor-element-1b8062c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1b8062c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/mybreastmyhealth.com\/podcasts\/s1-ep7-breast-cancer-reconstruction-surgery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PLAY EPISODE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/article><!-- .ee-post --><\/div><!-- .ee-loop__item --><\/div><!-- .ee-loop -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-507fa0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"507fa0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-601792a\" data-id=\"601792a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafbf8f faqTabs elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"eafbf8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"bigQ\">Q. <\/span>Who is it suitable for?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2461\"><p>Breast reconstruction should be offered to anyone having a mastectomy. However,<br \/>deciding what type of breast reconstruction is most suitable for you, not only depends on your preference but also the other treatments you may need after your surgery. This is a discussion you will have with your surgeon.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2462\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2462\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"bigQ\">Q. <\/span>What types of breast reconstructions are available?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2462\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2462\"><p>Generally speaking, there are two types of reconstruction you can have. This could either<br \/>be an implant-based reconstruction or autologous-based (i.e. using your own body tissue).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2463\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2463\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"bigQ\">Q. <\/span>What does the scar look like?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2463\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2463\"><p>It depends on the type of reconstruction you have. If you have an implant-based<br \/>reconstruction, you will only have one scar on the breast. However, if you use your own<br \/>body tissue, then you will have two scars, one on the breast, the other will be situated<br \/>where the body tissue is taken from e.g. tummy or back or inner thighs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2464\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2464\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"bigQ\">Q. <\/span>How long does the surgery take?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2464\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2464\"><p>Normally about 90 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2465\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2465\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"bigQ\">Q. <\/span>How long is the recovery?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2465\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2465\"><p>It varies, but for an implant-based reconstruction, it may take about a month to feel<br \/>completely well and comfortable. For an autologous reconstruction, it normally takes<br \/>longer and may take anything up to 3 months.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2466\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2466\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"bigQ\">Q. <\/span>Do I need to stay in hospital?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2466\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2466\"><p>Yes, you will need to stay in the hospital. Implant-based reconstruction may only need an<br \/>overnight stay. 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