For breast cancer, surgery is a very important form of treatment. Breast cancer patients basically have to have the cancer removed through surgery before they can move on to other treatments. Here are three common questions. How much of the breast can be saved after breast cancer surgery? In the treatment of breast cancer, the breast will be preserved if it can be preserved, but if not, it will have to be removed, and possibly the lymph glands as well. Because we need to cut out the cancer cells. As for how much to remove, it totally depends on where the cancer cells grow, how big they grow, and whether they are multiple. For example, if there are tumors in multiple places in one breast, it may be too dangerous to keep the breast; suppose the cancer grows in the middle, if you don’t care about the aesthetics, you can just cut off the middle, at least you can keep the shape of the breast. (Of course, even if you have a mastectomy, you can still have breast reconstruction to restore the full beauty of your breast. You can even do immediate reconstruction) How long does it take to recover after breast cancer surgery? Generally speaking, after breast cancer surgery, once the drains are removed and slowly all recovered, you can proceed to the next step of treatment. If the drains can be removed early and no fluid continues to accumulate in the wound, the surgical part can be over as soon as possible. Usually about one or two weeks after the surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy evaluation can be done. After three or four weeks, chemotherapy and radiation therapy can be started. What should I pay attention to after breast cancer surgery? First of all, patients themselves should be optimistic. Don’t lose your confidence because of breast damage. Some of my patients have a very good attitude despite their young age. My youngest patient, who is in her twenties, put on makeup and dressed up beautifully after surgery, and even went on a date, and I was happy for her when I saw her. This is the right attitude towards people. It’s also important to have supportive people in your family. I have some young patients whose mothers will bring her along for follow-up, and I feel very touched when I see them. After surgery, it is also important to pay attention to the diet, mainly to replenish the nutrition. After surgery, the body is still very injured after all. But if the nutrition can be subsidized in time, it should recover quickly.