Whole Form Mastectomy: Aesthetically Pleasing Treatment for Breast Cancer

After undergoing traditional surgical treatment, breast cancer patients are most worried about leaving a big wound of more than 10 centimeters in the ***; even if they do *** preservation surgery, it will leave a wound of about 5-8 centimeters in the upper part of the *** and the armpit, which affects their appearance. In fact, currently, it is possible to utilize the whole form of mastectomy surgery to achieve the dual purpose of both treatment and aesthetics.

Dr. Chen said, the whole form of mastectomy can remove the tumor cancer cells, but also can maintain the *** appearance. (Photo courtesy of Changji)

Dr. Darren Chen, Director of the Omni-directional *** Oncology Center of Changhua Christian Hospital, said that the new type of breast cancer surgery, Oncoplastic surgery, emphasizes on treating the breast cancer by not only getting rid of the tumor cells, but also trying to maintain the appearance of the breast cancer as much as possible.

*** Surgery Dr. Lai Hongwen said, the whole form of mastectomy surgery, including *** endoscopic minimally invasive surgery, by means of the axillary wound into the endoscope to assist, the breast and pectoral muscle stripping, and then from the areola to cut the subcutaneous mammary excision, the wound will be reduced to a minimum, only in the armpit and areola each left an inconspicuous wound of about 2 centimeters in order to reduce the obvious postoperative scars. Even for total mastectomy, the same procedure can be performed. By hiding the wounds in the axilla and areola, these wounds and scars are not easy to detect after the surgery, and for patients who can keep the *** and areola, the *** appearance can be best preserved. For patients with total excision of ***, implantation of prosthesis such as silicone or saline bag from the same wound in the axilla can be done at the same time of breast cancer excision for immediate reconstruction to minimize the postoperative impact on the appearance of ***.

In addition to *** endoscopic minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer, there is also *** retention surgery, which can try to preserve the skin and reduce the size of the wound, although the incision time is longer, but retains the complete skin coverage, so that the opportunity for immediate reconstruction is greatly increased, and the jelly silica gel is gradually replacing the bag of water to become the main stream of implant reconstruction due to a good sense of touch.

Dr. Lai said that the focus of the surgeon in the past was to open the tumor cleanly, and the challenge for the surgeon in the future is "how to open the knife so that the patient is more satisfied with his body after the knife than before.