India (IN) Breast Reconstruction

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Breast Reconstruction Procedure

This procedure is designed for women who underwent breast amputation after breast cancer or other conditions. Newer techniques allow the surgeon to create a breast which is very similar to the natural one. The reconstruction can be done during the amputation procedure, or a few months or even a year afterwards.

There are a number of implants: the most widely used are silicon implants which have silicon surface and filling. They come in different sizes and shapes.

Becker implants are made of a thick silicon surface (35%-50%) and a solution filling. The advantage of this implant is the ability to adjust its shape to the woman`s body. It can also serve as a skin stretcher. There are also implants with a thin silicon surface and a solution filling, which are less used.

The operation can be divided into 2 main categories: (a) a stretcher is inserted, then replaced with an implant; (b) the reconstruction is made from another body tissue.

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Here is some General Information about India:

India Geography

Mountains, jungles, deserts and beaches, India has it all. It is bounded to the north, northeast and northwest by the snow-capped Himalayas, the tallest mountain range in the world. In addition to protecting the country from invaders, they also fed the perennial rivers Ganga, Yamuna (Jamuna) and Sindhu (Indus) on whose plains India's civilization flourished. Though most of the Sindhu is in Pakistan now, three of its tributaries flow through Punjab. The other Himalayan river, the Brahmaputra flows through the northeast, mostly through Assam.

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The most common reconstruction is performed with a stretcher and an implant. After amputation a balloon (stretcher) is inserted under the skin and chest muscles. It has a special valve which can be filled from outside. The implant is being filled gradually with a special solution, until the skin has sufficiently stretched for inserting the implant. It takes another 3-6 months until the breast has acquired its final shape, then the nipple can be reconstructed as well.

Becker implants: sometimes during amputation the skin can be preserved. That would eliminate the need for a stretcher, and a permanent implant (Becker) can be inserted right away.

The breast can also be reconstructed with body tissue from areas with extra skin and fat, like the tummy, buttocks and back. The tissue being removed is called "a flap". Common sites to acquire the flap are the lower tummy and the lotissimus dorsi muscle from the back.

India breast reconstruction - News update:
The Healthcare Commission has published a report – ‘Spotlight on Complaints’ – discussing the findings from over 10,000 complaints about NHS care that it independently reviewed between August 2006 and July 2007. Each year the NHS receives around 140,000 complaints, and the Commission reviews cases where the patient was unhappy with the response. The report looks at the handling of complaints and common themes which trusts can learn from. Research suggests that 52% of complainants simply want either an apology, a better explanation or recognition of the event, therefore the Commission highlights the need for trusts to acknowledge errors and say sorry where necessary. The following clinical themes are highlighted (taken directly from the press release): • Hospitals – 30% deal with the fundamentals of nursing care, such as unmet personal hygiene needs, a lack of privacy when receiving intimate care, inadequate help with eating, and nurses being “abrupt” or “sharp”, making the patient feel they were a nuisance • GP practices – 43% of complaints about GPs related to clinical treatment, with many patients saying their examination was of poor quality, often because it was so brief. A further 23% complained of failed or delayed diagnoses, with the condition involved usually cancer. Twenty percent were about GPs’ poor attitude to patients, including rudeness and neglecting to give full information about treatment because of fears that the patient “could not cope” • Dental surgeries – 34% of complaints were about the quality of treatment. In many of these cases, inexperienced dentists underestimated the difficulty of the cases involved. For further details please see the full report, which can be accessed via the link above. More...

This procedure can be complicated due to implant infection, a contraction of a surface of an implant, silicon leaks and anesthetic complications.

You`ll need to stay in hospital 2-7 days after the surgery, while you may feel pain and weakness for a week or two. Complete recovery may take up to 6 weeks, depending on the surgery. You may have an unusual sensation in the breast that would usually disappear over time. In most cases there could be a slight asymmetry between the breasts, however, most women report a significant improvement in their social life and self esteem.

India breast reconstruction - Tip of the day:
What are the various techniques used for breast reconstruction?
In India(IN), the surgeons use two main techniques used for breast reconstruction. One is called the tissue expander and the other is called flap reconstruction. The tissue expanded technique that uses artificial breast implants is the most commonly used technique. In flap reconstruction, the surgeon takes tissues from one part of the patient’s body in order to reconstruct the breast.

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