Cosmetic Affect after Radiation Treatment

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zivagirl
zivagirl Member Posts: 25
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

Ladies,

Can anyone share the cosmetic effect radiation had on your your breast after radiation treatment?   I underwent lumpectomy and oncoplasty to my right breast and right know it looks great, however I start RAD treatment on September 13 at University of Chicago and I'm anxious to know what my breast may look like after treatment. Fearful treatment will have distort the breast.

Wishing everyone good health! 

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  • Chicago1018
    Chicago1018 Member Posts: 147
    edited September 2010

    Hi Zivagirl - I just finished my radiation (Also in Chicago but at Northwestern) and the radiation didn't have too significant an impact on my recon.  I had a mastectomy with tissue expander reconstruction and even that looks pretty good.

    Good luck!

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  • changes
    changes Member Posts: 622
    edited September 2010

    Hi Zivagirl,

    I had lumpectomy and just finished radiation 2 weeks ago. The only difference now is the radiated breast is still slightly pink, but I expect that will fade with time. It's actually mild enough that I think I'm the only one who would notice.

    Karen

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