Reconstruction

Whatever your age, marital status, sexual activity or orientation, you can't predict how you will react to the loss of a breast. Stop and think: How important is re-creating your breast to you? Can you live with "take-off-and-put-on" alternatives? Do you need surgical breast reconstruction to feel whole again? What about timing? This section of breastcancer.org helps you understand your options AND sort through the medical and personal issues you should consider.

The medical experts for Reconstruction are:

• David Kim, M.D., plastic surgeon, Thomas Jefferson University Health System
• Paul S. Kim, M.D., plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Thomas Jefferson University Health System
• Anne L. Rosenberg, M.D., breast surgeon, Thomas Jefferson University Health System
• Gary F. Wingate, M.D., plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Thomas Jefferson University Health System
• Marisa Weiss, M.D., breast radiation oncologist, Thomas Jefferson University Health System.

Dr. Rosenberg and Dr. Weiss are members of the breastcancer.org Professional Advisory Board, including more than 60 medical experts in breast cancer-related fields.