FOR DEBATE: Breast substitution
David Rew
Breasts are irreplaceable. They are complex, dynamic organs which change considerably in external form and internal function with the rhythms of life and age. Unlike liver, hair or finger nails, the breast cannot be regenerated; nor can it be transplanted. Surgical removal or distortion of the breast in the course of cancer surgery is thus an irreversible act.
The breast cannot be reconstructed in the true sense, but we can substitute its form and texture.
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