Breast reconstruction

Reconstructive breast surgery (reconstructive mammoplasty) is an operation to restore the breast after surgery or injury. A plastic surgeon performs such an operation on patients who have undergone a mastectomy (partial or complete removal of the breast) for breast cancer. Also, reconstructive mammoplasty can be recommended for a woman in case of congenital underdevelopment or in the absence of mammary glands.

Contraindications for breast plastic surgery

Breast plastic surgery is an invasive operation that involves putting the patient into a state of anesthesia. The presence of infectious and chronic diseases require preliminary correction of the patient’s condition or may even cause withdrawal from the operation. Therefore, as with any surgical intervention, preliminary consultation with narrowly specialized specialists is necessary.

One of the pathologies identified in the patient may become a contraindication to breast plastic surgery:

Disease of the cardiovascular system;

Hepatitis B or C;

Type 2 diabetes;

Autoimmune disease;

Exacerbation of chronic diseases;

Local inflammation in the area of potential surgical intervention.

In some cases, it is more expedient for the patient to postpone breast reconstruction for a more favorable period for this procedure. The most obvious reason for delayed breast surgery is pregnancy.