Mastectomy after breast cancer or some other cause causes a set of sequelae that are difficult to overcome. On the one hand, it has obvious imminent and inevitable physical effects, such as altered skin sensitivity, muscle loss and affectation of lymphatic drainage; However, the primary, devastating and most discouraging effect is the alteration of the habitual body image, a fact that has enormous physical and psychological repercussions.

The meaning of the breast as an unequivocal symbol of femininity and an organ of nutrition, aesthetic and erotic, makes its traumatic loss an event that is difficult to overcome. We must, however, quantify the degree of affectation of each patient, clarifying their needs and anticipating their reconstruction expectations.

Due to this aforementioned importance, it is important to restore, as faithfully as possible, anatomical harmony in search of maximum personal and social well-being of women who survive breast cancer.

Breast reconstruction can be performed with your own tissues or with the use of expanders or implants. These options are chosen according to the conditions of each patient, taking into account factors such as age, type of previous treatment received, radio or chemotherapy, quality of the tissues and associated diseases among others.