Genetically to women who are found out to carry ‘breast cancer risk’, protection is provided by the ‘prosthesis’ method realized by the removal of the tissues in the breast.

Genetically, in the women who carry the risk of getting caught to breast cancer, ‘ the breast prosthesis’ method diminishES seriously the risk of being caught by cancer

Dr. Sinikka Suominen, Staff Member of Reconstructive Surgery at the Main Scientific Branch of the Helsinki University of Finland, who has come to Turkey for Ankara Trust Hospital Medical Days (Ankara Güven Hastanesi Tıp Günleri) is one of the specialists who has realized this method. Suominen who says. that they perform breast prosthesis operation to at least 10 people every year, declares that several people who are afraid of getting caught to breast cancer apply to himself for this operation.

THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT METHODS
Dr. Suominen who says ,”We do not operate on everybody. We send patients to control who we think are under risk to the determination of the genes which may cause cancer. If there is somebody who has too many cancers in the family, the risk of breast cancer increases also.” declares that three methods are utilized in breast cancers : prosthesis construction, receiving of tissue from the back and receiving of tissue from the abdomen. Among these methods the best result is provided by the receiving of tissue from the abdomen. Dr. Suominen who says that the best result in relation to the most natural breast in appearance is taken through this method, underlines that this method cannot be applied in patients who are very thin or have much excess weight. Dr.Sinikka Suominen says that since the young patients do not have fat tissue in the abdomen and back mostly prefer the prosthesis method. Suominen adds to his sayings that women who have breast prosthesis placed at early age, have the chance of the removal of breast prosthesis and have a new breast formed with their own tissue.

‘LOSS OF SENSATION CAN BE EXPERIENCED’
The Finnish doctor, after saying that the prosthesis method can be a few years after the patient’s breast is removed, goes on as follows, “The most important point that has to be cared for here is as to whether the patient will take radiotherapy or not. Because under a skin
mal-effected by radiotherapy, expanding that skin may bring bad results. Also it is very difficult to construct a very large breast with the breast prosthesis.” Dr. Suominen says that after the operation there is not enough sensation, only when silicon is placed under the skin of the real breast skin loss of sensation will not happen. Suominen says that if a new breast is constructed on the patient, better result will be attained from the point of view of sensation.
(Sinikka Suominen)