Medical advice is all over the place on immediate versus delayed reconstruction. The right answer differs, based on your particular medical situation and your frame of mind. You'll want opinions from all the doctors on your cancer care team—general and oncologic surgeon, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist—to help with your decision. The good news is, if you delay having reconstruction, you haven't lost anything. The option is always there. Rosa, a patient of Dr. Marisa Weiss, decided on reconstruction at age 69, fourteen years after her mastectomy.
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