Common Questions & Answers about Breast Reconstruction Surgery
"Are there any types of benign breast diseases/conditions that would require breast tissue removal? If so, have people with any of those such conditions had breast implant surgery for reconstruction?"
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 23-year old patient from Murrieta, California (Riverside County) was interested in breast augmentation surgery. The patient has a mild case of pectus excavatum, when the sternum (breastbone) is depressed relative to the rest of the chest wall. The patient is now 5-months post-op surgery with saline breast implants with 500cc silicone-gel breast implants in both breasts, made by Mentor Corporation.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
45 year old, Female, 120 lbs, 5'4", Medium skin tone
Performed by
D. J. Campbell, M. D.
(Gainesville , GA)
This patient came to see Dr. D. J. Campbell after having a bilateral mastectomy due to breast cancer. A general surgeon removed the patient's breast, and Dr. Campbell and the patient decided to proceed with an immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expanders under the muscle. The second stage was the bilateral removal of the tissue expanders and replacing these with bilateral 550 cc silicone gel implants. Following this, Dr. Campbell performed a Nipple/areolar reconstruction to complete...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 32-year old patient from La Quinta, California was interested in revisionary breast surgery. After having breast augmentation performed by a previous surgeon, she developed scar tissue and was very unhappy with the shape, size, and mal-position of her breast implants and was looking into improving her look. She needed to exchange her implants and have a capsulorrhaphy performed (internal sutures for better implant position). In order to achieve her desired look, 600cc moderated plus profile...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
34 year old, Female, 123 lbs, 5'4", Medium skin tone
Performed by
K. Glen Walton, M. D.
(Gainesville , GA)
This patient came to see Dr. Glen Walton, with the Aesthetic Center of Gainesville, with a history of right breast cancer. She desired a breast reconstruction. Dr. Glen Walton discussed this patient's options with her, including TRAM flap, latissimus, and tissue expander reconstruction. She decided on tissue expansion. Dr. Walton first did an immediate tissue expander reconstruction following mastectomy. Dr. Walton then replaced the tissue expanders with silicone implants 7 months post-mast...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Joseph Rucker M.D.
(Eau Claire , WI)
Patient underwent a left Modified Mastectomy followed by the immediate placement of a tissue expander and a Right Breast Lift. Tissue expansion phase of 3 months followed by removal of expander, replacement with peramnent prosthesis and creation of fold beneath the breast.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Joseph Rucker M.D.
(Eau Claire , WI)
Patient underwent bilateral Modified mastectomies for breast cancer, with an immediate placement of tissue expanders. Tissue expansion phase lasted 3 months. She returned for removal of tissue expanders and placement of permanent prostheses.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 20-year-old patient from San Diego, California came to see Dr. Pousti regarding her constricted, asymmetric breasts. She has tuberous (tubular) breasts deformity and wanted breast implants to help correct her asymmetry as well as the shape of her breast. Dr. Pousti used two different implants sizes and placed them below the muscle to try to achieve symmetry. He used saline implants and filled the left side to 425 cc and the right side to 575 cc made by the Mentor Corporation. This patient...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 42-year-old patient from Chula Vista, California came to Dr. Pousti after having 4 breast surgeries. She wanted larger, full breast with a lot of cleavage. Dr. Pousti has tried very hard to correct her breast from all of the previous surgeries. Dr. Pousti used 800 cc silicone gel breast implants and Alloderm. This patient is now 3 weeks post-op and healing well. This patient is very happy with her results.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 25 year old from Spring Valley, California came to see Dr. Pousti regarding her significant breast asymmetry. She had right sided breast augmentation and lift as well as left breast augmentation. She has 390cc saline implants on the left and 325cc on the right to give her a more symmetrical look.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 17 year old from Santee, California came tosee Dr. Pousti regarding her very asymmetric, tuberous (tubular) breasts. She had very different implants placed below the muscle to try to achieve symmetry. A 330cc implant was placed on the left and a 570cc implant was placed on the right.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 21-year old patient from Chino Hills, California was interested in symmastia repair. The patient is post-op chest wall reconstruction as a child, which left her with breast deformity, asymmetry, symmastia. The patient researched for a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and found Dr. Pousti on the Internet. The patient is now 3-weeks post-op breast reconstruction from previous pectus excavatum surgery and is very happy she went through with the procedure. The patient is looki...