What is the difference between reconstruction during breast cancer surgery and after surgery?
There will be a difference, but the difference is very small. We usually recommend one-stage reconstruction, that is, reconstruction during surgery. However, some patients have extensive skin invasion, and we feel that there is a situation where it is unsafe to have a one-stage reconstruction, we may do the reconstruction after the radiotherapy.
But for most patients, we recommend either a one-stage reconstruction or a two-stage, depending on the circumstances.
