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There are several options for those considering breast reconstruction.

Implants made from saline or silicone typically last between 12 and 15 years. Or, one may want to use their own tissue. Latest Forecast

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Dr. Brendan Collins, a surgeon at the Breast Reconstruction and Restoration Center and Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, said the most common donor site for using one's own tissue is from the abdomen. But for anyone thinking about having children, Collins suggests an implant-based reconstruction.

When it comes to having a mastectomy, he said some people opt to undergo reconstruction immediately after that, while others wait.

"The upside to an immediate r

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