If you have undergone a modified radical mastectomy and would still like your breasts to look like new, one of your options—silicone breast implants—is no longer available. There are always breast prostheses to be worn with specially designed bras, but if you find this to be insufficient and you don’t want saline implants, you may consider breast reconstruction, in which a new breast is “made” from muscle or fatty tissue that’s been taken from the abdomen, the buttocks, or the outside of your upper thigh. It is formed into the shape of a breast with a layer of skin covering it before it is surgically set into place. The skin that’s used to cover the new breast is often taken from the remaining breast or from another part of the body. If you should choose this option, you should be aware that you are still vulnerable to breast cancer, either in the remaining breast or in the reconstructed one, so you’ll still need to rely on mammography and self-exams.
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