What is "breast reconstruction"?

What is "breast reconstruction"?

Steve Fallek (Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director, Face Focus Medical Spa, New York City) gives expert video advice on: How is a breast reconstruction procedure performed?; Is breast reconstruction painful?; Will I have to take time off from work after getting breast reconstruction surgery? and more...

Breast reconstruction takes place when a patient has a breast cancer. In general, either a general surgeon or a breast surgeon usually removes the breast in what is called a “mastectomy”. A plastic surgeon gets involve either to reconstruct the breast at the time of the mastectomy or at a later time, by what is called a “delayed reconstruction”.