If you are suffering from the loss of unilateral or bilateral breasts, breast reconstruction will give you back your realistic breasts and you will regain your confidence in life and get through the difficult times. Breast reconstruction is the use of your own tissues or implants and other substitutes to rebuild a proportionate breast shape, which can be broadly divided into two types of breast reconstruction, i.e. breast reconstruction and second-stage breast reconstruction after excision. 1.Who is suitable for breast reconstruction? If you meet the following conditions, you may be suitable for breast reconstruction: (1) After breast cancer surgery, including modified radical breast cancer surgery, radical breast cancer surgery, partial mastectomy with lymphatic dissection; (2) After benign breast mass excision, including partial or total mastectomy; (3) Traumatic breast loss; (4) Congenital unilateral or bilateral breast deformity; (5) You have a heavy psychological burden because of unilateral or bilateral breast (5) You have a heavy psychological burden because of unilateral or bilateral breast loss, which seriously affects your life. 2.What should I do before surgery? The first thing you need to determine is whether you really want to have breast reconstruction. Breast reconstruction is a relatively large surgery and has certain risks, so you should have some psychological preparation before surgery. Secondly, you need to prepare information about your previous breast diseases, including previous surgical treatment, pathological type of breast mass, tumor stage, surgical method, whether lymphatic drainage has been performed, whether radiotherapy has been given before and after surgery and its specific process, whether there is any family history, etc. 3.Which method should I choose for breast reconstruction? After you are admitted to the hospital, your surgeon will choose the best breast reconstruction plan for you according to the amount of missing tissue, your height, weight, volume of the contralateral breast, the amount of local tissue, local radiotherapy and other specific circumstances. Generally speaking, breast reconstruction is divided into three surgical procedures: autologous tissue transplantation, implantation, and a combination of autologous tissue transplantation and implantation. The choice of procedure is a complex one, depending on your acceptance of breast implants and the condition of your own torso. For example, if your abdominal wall is lax and can provide sufficient tissue volume, you can consider using the abdominal donor area for autologous tissue grafting, while if your abdominal wall is flat or after liposuction of the abdominal wall, you can consider the back, buttocks or lower extremities as the donor area, etc. 4.Would I choose immediate reconstruction or second-stage breast reconstruction after excision? Immediate reconstruction means that the oncologist removes your breast while the plastic surgeon reconstructs your new breast. This approach allows you to avoid the trauma of a second surgery and the psychological stress of breast loss, as well as to reduce the financial burden, but its scope of application is smaller than that of second-stage breast reconstruction. Second-stage breast reconstruction refers to the reconstruction of the breast after a period of surgical removal. The decision of which method to choose depends on the specific situation of your disease and your physical condition. 5.How long after mastectomy can breast reconstruction be performed? Generally, we recommend you to have breast reconstruction one year after radiotherapy. Most importantly, breast reconstruction should be done under the premise that you are fully prepared psychologically. 6.Is breast reconstruction very risky? In the case of breast reconstruction, the more serious complication is partial or total necrosis of the flap. 7.Will breast reconstruction affect the review and treatment of breast cancer, and will it increase the risk of recurrence? Generally speaking, the transplantation of autologous tissues will not affect the review and recurrence of breast cancer, and our preoperative examination of you will also leave a reference for postoperative review. You will still need to follow your oncologist’s recommendations for regular review and continued treatment. 8.When can I have my nipple and areola reconstructed after breast reconstruction? Nipple areola reconstruction is usually performed 3-6 months after the first surgery. 9.Will the shape of the reconstructed breast change in the future? In the case of reconstructive surgery with autologous tissue grafting, the elasticity of the flap, skin tension and tissue laxity will decrease over time and the reconstructed breast will become more natural as a result.