Before and after bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomies and immediate breast implant reconstruction in a 58-year-old woman with recurrent breast cancer survivor. She had several previous lumpectomies and was tired of having MRIs every six months.
After another positive biopsy for DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ), she elected to have removal of her x breast tissue and immediate breast reconstruction. Since she was very thin and did not have sufficient donor site tissue for DIEP or TUG flap reconstructions, she was an appropriate candidate for immediate implant reconstruction.
A combined procedure was planned, where a double mastectomy was performed with immediate implant-based breast reconstruction with smooth round permanent, postoperatively adjustable saline-filled breast implants were placed on top of the muscle, in the prepectoral position.
Eleven months later, she chose to exchange her saline implants for silicone gel devices for a more natural look and feel. Follow up photos are shown over a year after her initial breast reconstruction and one month after implant exchange.
*All photos are actual patient photographs and are for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may vary.
