After Breast Cancer: Breast Reconstruction Surgery Following Mastectomy in San Francisco

For women diagnosed with breast cancer, a mastectomy is an unfortunate, yet lifesaving, treatment. After the surgery, many women choose to have breast reconstruction to restore their natural bust line and sense of femininity.

As medical and cosmetic surgery has advanced, surgeons are now able to recreate a breast that closely resembles in form and appearance a natural breast. In most cases, breast reconstruction is possible immediately following a mastectomy enabling the patient to wake-up with a breast mound in place, sparing the patient from the experience of seeing herself with no breast at all.

The best candidates are women whose cancer, as far as can be determined, will have been eliminated by the mastectomy, though this does not necessarily exclude other situations.

If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, and a mastectomy is planned, it is advisable that you begin talking about reconstructive surgery as soon as possible, before you undergo mastectomy.

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon Dr. Shahin Javaheri   will work with your breast  surgeon  to  determine which reconstructive options are most appropriate for your age, health, anatomy, tissues, and goals

To schedule your appointment to discuss breast reconstruction with Dr. Javaheri at either his San Francisco or Berkeley office, please call 415.923.3800 or visit Advanced Aesthetic.com