Question:
I keep hearing the term breast reconstruction and have no idea what it means. Could you please tell me what it means to get this type of surgery?
Answer:
A breast reconstruction can mean many things. Typically it is used when describing techniques to recreate a breast after a patient has had a mastectomy for breast cancer. However, there are other reasons to do breast reconstruction such as breast deformities, congenital deformities, breast asymmetries, patient’s who had complications or problems following breast augmentation or cosmetic surgery. All of these things can be considered reconstructive procedures.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.