Operations on the mammary gland: features and types

As statistics show, the most common malignant disease in women is breast cancer.

In recent years, surgical ways to get rid of this deadly ailment have reached a new level and have become more effective. Timely and qualitative diagnostics have the opportunity to detect such a dangerous disease at the earliest stages, and, therefore, surgery on the mammary gland can not only lead to fewer side effects, but also have a very good cosmetic result.

The main principle of prompt disposal of breast cancer is the maximum preservation of tissues intact by disease. The procedure of the operation will depend on the degree of malignancy of the tumor, the stage of its development, and also on the overall physical condition of the patient.

And what operations on a mammary gland can be spent?

To date, the operation on the breast can be performed by two methods:

• Mastectomy;
• Lamectomy.

In the first case, we are talking about the removal of the entire breast, and the second option involves only neutralizing the tumor itself.

If the diagnosis revealed the presence of invasive cancer, the operation will remove not only the mammary gland, but also the axillary lymph nodes.

And how is treatment in the postoperative period?

After any surgical intervention, women are usually prescribed an additional course, which includes radiation therapy. Depending on the type of operation and the stage of cancer, hormonal or chemotherapy can be used.

Also, many experienced and innovative clinics use a technique in which one-time irradiation is performed directly during the operation of breast tissue. This procedure will allow to reduce the volume of operations, as well as accelerate the process of recovery, and make it virtually painless.

Moreover, after undergoing an operation on the mammary gland, you can also seek help from specialists who will perform various reconstructive surgeries as qualitatively as possible.

Reconstructive (restorative) surgical intervention after the transferred lumpectomy will allow to achieve symmetry of both mammary glands. And if we are talking about women who have undergone a mastectomy, then they are more suitable not for a breast prosthesis, but for a surgical technique that will restore the shape of the breast. 50% of these patients stop on implants, but the rest choose a patchwork that is based on restoring the breast with their own tissues. And all these procedures are carried out with the help of exceptionally innovative and high-quality equipment, which allows you to correct a cosmetic defect and restore faith in your own attractiveness.