Natural Tissue Breast Reconstruction for Thin Women

Natural tissue breast reconstruction – also known as autologous tissue breast reconstruction – uses a woman’s own tissue to recreate a breast after mastectomy. Natural tissue breast reconstruction is the gold standard in breast reconstruction, and when combined with a nipple-sparing mastectomy it can deliver a soft, warm breast that may be difficult to distinguish from a woman’s original breast. Further advances are now making it possible to reconnect nerves and restore feeling to the reconstructed breast. “As exciting as these advances are, many women are mistakenly told that they are not candidates for natural tissue breast reconstruction,” says plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. “Thin women are often told that they don’t have adequate donor site tissue at the donor site to form a new breast and that their only reconstruction option is with implants. In reality, this may not be true. There are several different donor sites that enable even very thin women to undergo autologous breast reconstruction to create natural, aesthetically pleasing breasts.” Click HERE for the full article.