Breast Reconstruction After Cancer Surgery in Louisville, KY

I would describe reconstructive surgery as a field that restores function, form, and often psychological well-being for patients who have cancer diagnoses, prior trauma, or have had a successful weight loss journey. So a predominant portion of my practice is breast reconstruction after either partial mastectomy or a full mastectomy. And so that may involve reconstruction of the breast using your own tissue, or sometimes that may involve implant based breast reconstruction.

The process of breast cancer reconstruction is often performed at the same time as the mastectomy. I work with the breast surgeons to either reshape the breast after a partial mastectomy or to use an implant or a tissue expander to place that at the same day of the mastectomy for reconstruction. The goals of breast reconstruction are to recreate breasts that the patient is happy with. That may be reconstructing a breast that is smaller, perhaps larger, slightly shaped differently and lifted.

It's a discussion back and forth between the patient and I in terms of what their goals are and how I can best achieve those goals. I think our breast cancer care team is excellent. We work closely and in conjunction with each other to make sure that we're providing the optimal care for all of our patients. And then Baptist Health Louisville does a fantastic job of tightly coordinating and orchestrating your entire cancer care experience from the breast surgery team to the plastic surgery team to medical oncology to radiation oncology.

I think we provide excellent care across all of those specialties.