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I have been told that I will require radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy after my breast cancer operation – does reconstruction interfere with this?

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I have been told that I will require radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy after my breast cancer operation – does reconstruction interfere with this?

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Generally no. An immediate breast reconstruction using your own tissue will certainly not interfere with other treatments. However, an implant reconstruction may be distorted by radiotherapy. Radiotherapy may also make a delayed reconstruction using an implant more risky and a flap operation more difficult.