Less than one-fifth of American women who undergo mastectomy currently choose to undergo breast reconstruction.

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She was a cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon who had performed breast reconstruction surgery for numerous cancer patients.

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Breast reconstruction is not right for everyone, says CNN contributor Dr. Anthony Youn, a plastic surgeon in Detroit.

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But according to a new study very few of them will opt for breast reconstruction surgery after treatment.

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With both types of breast reconstruction the patient will retain some sensation.

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Risk associated with breast reconstruction after cancer treatment is much higher as radiotherapy and chemotherapy mean wounds do not heal as well.

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There's one more surgery ahead: In August, for breast reconstruction.

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The French government is recommending and will pay for the removal of the banned implants, and will cover the cost of their replacement if the original treatment was for breast reconstruction following cancer.

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"Those who diagnose breast cancer and those who do mastectomy are separate from the plastic surgeons who do the reconstruction, " explains Dr. Frank DellaCroce, a surgeon at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, Louisiana, the place where Anderson's breast reconstruction was performed.

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Notable losers in May included BioTime, a regenerative medicine firm run by Michael West, who was one of the key figures in the early days of embryonic stem cell research, and Cytori Therapeutics, which is trying to commercialize stem cells found in fat for breast reconstruction and other uses.

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But this cancer is so exceedingly rare it seems unclear that this would sway any woman considering undergoing breast augmentation or reconstruction one way or the other.

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"Women who choose implant reconstruction will often choose to go slightly smaller or larger (than their original breast size), depending on how much the skin stretches, " she says.

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