Does breast reconstruction hide subsequent tumors?
During a mammogram, implants can occasionally interfere with obtaining a good picture, so your technologist must be trained at positioning the implant to enable the best possible image. In a flap reconstruction, the mammogram image may reveal surgical clips or scars, or the breasts might appear fatty, but an experienced technologist will be able to detect any abnormality. Breast reconstruction rarely, if ever, hides a return of breast cancer, so you shouldn’t consider this a significant risk when deciding to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy.
