Breast Sensation Satisfaction after Reconstruction and the Implications of Nerve Coaptation for Preoperative Counseling

This article appropriately emphasized the importance of self-esteem and sexual function related to breast intimacy after breast cancer surgery, both with and without r econstruction. They concluded that compared with patients who had undergone nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) with reconstruction, patients who had undergone breast-conserving therapy (BCT) reported significantly higher rates of satisfaction being seen undressed, breast-related sexual intimacy, and po stoperative pleasurable breast caress, and made references to the issue of breast hypoesthesia often experienced after mastectomy.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research