Category: Breast Reconstruction
Take Back Your Life with Breast Reconstruction in Kogarah
Breast cancer can be devastating. Even after the cancer has been removed from the body, women may have to worry about what their body will look like after. Many women can be treated with a “lumpectomy” (where only the cancer and a small amount of normal surrounding tissue is removed). This is “breast conserving surgery”, although significant changes in the shape and size of the breast can result. These patients all require post operative radiotherapy, which can further distort the natural breast...Read More
Regain Your Life With Breast Reconstruction After Cancer in Sydney
Breast cancer is becoming common. Affecting one in 10 women, there is a good chance someone you know personally has been diagnosed with breast cancer. To restore confidence in these women who have already gone through so much, A/Prof Damian Marucci offers breast reconstruction after cancer treatment in Sydney.
What is breast reconstruction?Breast reconstruction is a surgical process to restore the breast following a mastectomy after a breast cancer diagnosis. While measures like chemotherapy and...Read More
Breast Reconstruction after previous Radiotherapy
Here is a recent question I answered on breast reconstruction for a patient who had previously had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy.
The question was:
Hi, I am 38 years old and have just been diagnosed with a second breast cancer. It has been 9,5 years since my first operation. I had a lumpectomy and 12 nodes taken. The cancer was confined and I had radiotherapy. Yesterday I was given the great news that the cancer has not gone elsewhere, but need to operate. I have since had a family history of...Read More