Breast Reconstruction – Case 5
Individual results may vary.
Case ID: 3409View
Front: Nipple-sparing right mastectomy, reconstruction with a tissue expander. Her final result is shown with 500 ml silicone gel implant in place. *Individual results will vary.
Oblique: Nipple-sparing right mastectomy, reconstruction with tissue expander. Final result shown with a 500 ml silicone gel implant.
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This 51 year-old woman developed cancer in her right breast. The breast oncology surgeon did a lumpectomy through an incision along the upper part of the right breast. The margins of the lumpectomy specimen were positive and the woman required a right mastectomy. At the time of the mastectomy Dr. Kunkel reconstructed her breast with a tissue expander. Six months later he replaced the right breast tissue expander with a 500 ml round silicone gel breast implant, and performed a left breast lift.
