Immediate breast reconstruction

Advantages of immediate breast reconstruction:

• Only one procedure is necessary.
• The mastectomy can sometimes be done through the nipple so the normal breast skin can be used for the reconstruction.
• The results are better cosmetically.
• The patient’s nipple may sometimes be used if the cancer is at the edge of the breast tissue.
• The psychological trauma after the operation is less as the patient can wake up from the operation with a “breast”.