What is the left mastectomy?
surgically removal of the whole breast is called mastectomy and is most often performed as treatment of breast cancer. The left mastectomy is done when only the left breast needs to be removed, usually because the right breast is without cancer. In some women, lumectomy may be enough in which cancer's breast tissue is removed and the rest of the breast remains intact. However, if the tumor is large, lumpectomy does not have to be a possibility and the doctor can recommend full left mastectomy to get rid of cancer in the patient's left breast. During this type of surgery, breast tissue is removed, but more skin is left intact, facilitating reconstruction surgery. Having lumectomy or partial mastectomy may seem like a good choice for some patients because both options mean that you don't have to lose whole breasts. However, it is important that patients have in mind that radiation can be necessary if the whole breast is not removed.
radiation therapy can be exhausted and may let the patient feel inlmi tired. Other potential side effects include swollen breast tissue and skin rash. Doctors and patients should discuss the advantages and disadvantages of radiation therapy before the decision whether a full left mastectomy should be performed or if lumectomy is enough.
may be emotionally traumatic to get a woman to lose her breasts. A woman who has undergone left mastectomy may feel confident about what she will look like with only one breast. Several options are available when changing the left breast. Silicone bra inserts are the best choice for women who cannot or do not want under other operations, even for reconstruction purposes. A silicone bra insert corresponding to the size of the female right breast can be placed in her left bra and but one should be able to say that she misses her breasts when she is dressed.
women who want a permanent solution to replaceBreasts lost to the left mastectomy, will have to undergo reconstruction surgery. As long as enough skin remains, doctors can put the implant on a salt solution sufficiently large enough to match the true breast of a woman. Depending on the circumstances of the surgery of the female mastectomy, a woman may be able to have the implant placed while still under anesthesia from mastectomy. In other cases, a woman may have to leave the hospital with only one breast, recover and return to the other surgery to introduce an implant and tissue expander.