UPDATE: Breast reconstruction after mastectomy is safe.

Sadly, for breast cancer victims, having to undergo mastectomy entails a lot of anxiety for the patient. Some think that losing one breast will make them less of a woman, or probably they fear that their husbands won’t be that supportive anymore and will find another one.

New studies show that mastectomy operation can be immediately followed up by breast reconstruction. Years ago, doctors didn’t practice this (and this was a pretty controversial topic in the medical world) because they fear that having another operation afterwards may lead to certain types of complications. However, they have found out that having these two simultaneous procedures done is perfectly safe.

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