Cancer is of various types such as breast cancer, sarcoma, pelvic cancer, skin cancer and neck and head cancer and many more. Most of the people pursue cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery for cancer. The ultimate solution to remove scars and other marks after the operation for treating cancer can be reduced or removed by following various types of plastic surgery.

Women’s Cancer Center and the Division ofReconstructive and Plastic Surgery are the popular organizers in performing reconstructive and plastic surgery for the cancer patients. The team in these centers comprises of health care experts and experienced plastic surgeons who perform the plastic surgeries on the cancer patients after having being operated.

How Plastic Surgery is performed on the Cancer Patients?

Breast Cancer

The eventual objective of breast reconstruction is to construct breast equilibrium by developing a breast that should appear similar like an opposite breast. This can be done through various methods such as:-

Transverse Rectus Abdominus Muscle Flap

The surgeon takes this flap from the abdomen which includes fat, skin and a small part of muscle tissue and is channeled between the ribs and skin to the breast area. This procedure enables the flap to hold a stable supply of blood from the region. Then that tissue is cut and stitched into the desired position to produce a new breast mass and the abdomen is allowed to close.

Implant with Tissue Expander

During mastectomy, the surgeon inserts an expander and the process of development begins after the cuts have been repaired. Saline is inserted into the expander to make it wide to hold the implant.

Other methods include Free Flaps and Latissimus Dorsi Flap. When the symmetry is not achieved, the opposite breast needs a breast lift and breast reduction. Other methods include tattooing of the nipple and nipple reconstruction.

Skin Cancer

Skin cancer depends on the location and severity of the cancer and the options of reconstruction of skin cancer vary from easy closing to flaps. Various methods include:-

Excise with skin graft
Excise and closure
Local flap
Free flap

Sarcoma

Reconstructive plastic surgery is mainly done on the patients suffering from sarcoma. This is a cancer which occurs from connective tissues like bone or muscles. So, the plastic surgery is based on the size, severity and location of the cancer. Various options include:-

Skin graft
Simple closure
Pedicle flap
Local flap
Free flap

Neck and Head Cancer

Plastic surgery can be done by following various methods for the patients having head and neck cancer and they are:-

Local flap
Primary closure with skin graft
Free flap
Pedicle flap

Pelvic Cancer

Methods for performing plastic surgery on the patients suffering from pelvic cancer such as:-

Primary closure
Regional flap
Local flap
Free flap