Thanks to advancements in cancer treatment, more patients are surviving breast cancer than ever before. This also means that there are now more women living longer to experience the side effects of surgery and radiotherapy. This has shifted the focus to improving patient satisfaction with post-surgery cosmetic appearance. Patient satisfaction with their appearance after completing breast cancer treatment has a significant impact on not only their psychological wellbeing, but also their quality of life. 

 

Women, like you, who require a mastectomy as part of breast cancer treatment or to prevent future risk of cancer, often choose to have an immediate breast reconstruction. This can be performed either using an implant or the woman’s own abdominal tissue to recreate a breast shape. 

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During the consultation the surgeon describes the options available, often using diagrams and photographs of women who have undergone treatment to demonstrate possible outcomes. Many women have told us they found these methods unhelpful, as the patients in the images do not look like them and they struggled to visualise what they may look like. 3D-surface imaging (3D-SI) captures an image using infra-red technology and creates a 3D image of the torso. We can then alter the image to show a woman how she may look after surgery.