Why Feeling is Lost After Mastectomy and How Sensation Can Be Restored

Autologous reconstruction – using a woman’s own tissue to create a new breast – has become the “gold standard” for breast reconstruction, either immediately following mastectomy or later. “Nipple-sparing mastectomy with autologous tissue breast reconstruction delivers a soft, warm, natural breast that is often barely distinguishable from a woman’s original breast,” says plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. “Sometimes, however, the natural look and feel of the reconstructed breast may be more apparent to others than it is to the woman herself.” While pleased with the appearance of her new breasts, some women are disappointed to realize that to her reconstructed breast is numb to touch and sexual arousal. Click HERE for the full article.