Pregnancy after Breast Reconstruction

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2020:1252:189-193. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-41596-9_26.

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies in women of childbearing age. One of the surgeries performed in the management of the disease is mastectomy , which might negatively affect body image and quality of life, and breast reconstruction is seen as a remedy to this problem. However, for the women who are interested in having children after treatment of breast cancer, the debate is whether they can have a successful pregnancy and delivery after breast reconstruction.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Breast reconstruction; Breastfeeding; Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; Fat grafting; Implant; Latissimus dorsi flap; Pregnancy; Transverse myocutaneous gracilis flap; Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammaplasty*
  • Mastectomy
  • Pregnancy / physiology*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Quality of Life