The Risk Of Complications From Breast Reconstruction

The Risk Of Complications From Breast Reconstruction.
The overall chance of complications from teat reconstruction after breast removal is only slightly higher for older women than for younger women, a unusual study indicates. Researchers looked at data from nearly 41000 women in the United States who had one heart removed between 2005 and 2012. Of those patients, about 11800 also underwent mamma reconstruction. Patients aged 65 and older were less likely to have breast reconstruction than younger women. About 11 percent of older women chose to have the surgery compared to nearly 40 percent of women under 65, the muse about found.

Women who had boob reconstruction had more complications - such as longer clinic stays and repeat surgeries - than those who did not have breast reconstruction. However, overall complication rates after heart of hearts reconstruction were similar. About 7 percent of older women had complications, while slightly more than 5 percent of younger women did. One departure was the risk of blood clot-related complications after tit reconstruction that used a patient's own tissue instead of implants.