Nipple Reconstruction Options
Dr. D makes a guest appearance on the blog YourCareEveryWhere.com to talk about your options when it comes to breast cancer and mastectomies.
If you lose a nipple after breast cancer surgery, a plastic surgeon can reconstruct a nipple. You have alternatives to reconstruction, too.
When a breast cancer patient undergoes a mastectomy, it’s possible their nipple may be preserved. But it depends on how far the nipple and areola (the ring of pigmented skin around a nipple) are from the margins of the cancer tumor and surrounding tissue. However, nipple-sparing mastectomy is only an option for women with very small, early-stage cancer near the outer part of the breast, according to the America Cancer Society. So mastectomy surgery results in most breast cancer patients losing their nipples.
Dr. Lisa DiFrancesco
Dr. Lisa DiFrancesco is a female board-certified plastic surgeon based in Atlanta, GA. Her specialties include, but are not limited to, body contouring after weight loss, skin tightening after weight loss, and abdominoplasty. She has won Castle Conolly Top Doctor for several years in a row, among other prestigious awards. Her expertise and experience makes her uniquely qualified to provide the utmost care and treatment for every patient.
