What are the effects of mastectomy?

Breasts are very important to women because they are an important sexual characteristic of women and have a very important significance for their overall image. However, many women have their breasts removed for special reasons, such as breast cancer. Mastectomy will inevitably have certain effects on women. So, what impact will mastectomy have on women?

1. Will mastectomy reduce your femininity?

As a movie star with a sexy body, can Angelina Jolie still maintain her sexiness after undergoing a mastectomy? In this regard, Jolie said: The breast reconstruction was very successful, it did not affect my figure, and did not reduce my femininity at all.

Breast reconstruction is a type of plastic surgery. It generally refers to a method of reconstruction in which breasts are no longer intact or not as beautiful as before after breast cancer patients undergo surgical surgery to remove the diseased tissue. The breasts are then restored to their original appearance using filling methods. There are two methods of filling: one is to fill with one's own body tissue, such as transplanting muscle tissue in the abdomen, buttocks, back, thighs, etc.

One is breast reconstruction with implants. That is, it is filled with a prosthesis filled with silicone, silicone gel or saline. This surgery requires the insertion of a skin expander after the breast tissue is removed. Once a sufficient cavity is formed in the local tissue, another surgery is performed to replace the expander with a breast prosthesis. This is the one Julie chose.

After breast reconstruction surgery, the reconstructed breast feels almost the same as the natural breast tissue, the effect is long-lasting and the appearance is realistic, and it will not reduce a woman's charm index at all.

2. Will mastectomy affect sexual life?

This is an issue that concerns both men and women. After Jolie's breast reconstruction surgery, can she and Pitt still have a "happy sex life"? Judging from the fact that Pitt has always been with Jolie, I believe he has already made plans to accept everything. Clinical practice has shown that numbness is common in the early stages of breast reconstruction. This is because the chest wall nerves are cut during the resection surgery, so the sensation will be duller than that of a healthy breast. But as you recover after surgery, you will feel more sensitive.

Love is more than just the touch of breasts. Every couple has a unique and private sex life. No matter the pain of illness, no matter the difficulties and obstacles, they can always stay by your side. Jolie and Pitt are such a couple, and the surgery will not reduce their sexual happiness index at all.

3. Can I still breastfeed after a mastectomy?

Breast reconstruction only solves the aesthetic problem of body shape and cannot restore the breastfeeding function. But it does not affect fertility and other functions. Jolie, who is already a mother of six children, has long said she will stop having children.

For ordinary breast cancer patients, it is rare for both breasts to have lesions at the same time. If one breast is reconstructed after surgery, the breastfeeding function of the other side will not be affected and breastfeeding can be normal. However, after a long period of breastfeeding, the shape of the breast on the breastfeeding side will be slightly different from the reconstructed breast. If this affects the appearance, another surgery will be required on that breast.