After a lumpectomy, mastectomy, or breast reconstruction, the two breasts often no longer match. Your healthy breast may look bigger, smaller, higher, or lower than the treated side. Even an excellent reconstruction rarely gives perfect symmetry on its own. Surgery on the other breast is often the simplest way to get a balanced, natural look. This article explains what symmetry surgery is. You will learn about the three main methods, the best time to have it, and what recover

After breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy, many women notice changes in the shape of their treated breast. A small dent, an indentation, or a subtle asymmetry can develop over time as radiation effects cause tissue contraction and firmness. While these changes are usually mild, they can affect confidence and comfort. Fat grafting — also known as lipofilling — offers a remarkably effective and minimally invasive solution for correcting these small breast defects us

When breast cancer is in the inner (medial) part of the breast, a lumpectomy can leave a clear dent that is hard to repair. For tumours in the outer breast, techniques like the LICAP flap work very well. But inner-breast dents have long had fewer reliable options. The AICAP flap — short for Anterior Intercostal Artery Perforator flap — changes that. It is a technique made specifically to rebuild the inner breast after a lumpectomy. What Is the AICAP Flap? The AICAP flap is an

When a breast tumour is in the upper or outer (side) part of the breast, a lumpectomy can leave a large gap that changes the breast’s shape. For women with smaller breasts, or larger tumours in these areas, simply rearranging the tissue may not give enough volume to restore a natural look. This is where the LICAP flap — the Lateral Intercostal Artery Perforator flap — offers an effective solution that combines removing the cancer with reshaping the breast in one operation (an

Breast-conserving surgery, often called a lumpectomy, lets you keep your natural breast while still treating the cancer well. Unlike a mastectomy, which removes the whole breast, a lumpectomy removes only the tumour and a small edge of healthy tissue around it. This keeps most of your breast. Combined with radiation, it treats the cancer effectively. Still, even though a lumpectomy keeps most of the breast, it can sometimes change the breast’s shape or make the two sides look