The radiation, she said, did not have any negative effect on the reconstructed breast.
On the other hand, a mastectomy - that reconstructed breast is not much consolation.
Also, the reconstructed breast loses or gains weight with the rest of the woman's body.
It cannot give a woman back her breast - a reconstructed breast does not have natural sensations.
A reconstructed breast will not look or feel just the way your breast did, but most women are happy with the results.
"Have you ever made love to a woman with reconstructed breasts? "
She may want to use a shell on either the reconstructed breast or the natural breast to make the chest look more balanced.
A reconstructed breast does not have the sensitivity of your natural breast.
A reconstructed breast very rarely retains the natural nipple, and so its sensations are gone.
Surgeons say that this is the only option if the reconstructed breast cannot be made large enough.