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When doing a mastectomy then reconstructing the breast, do they keep the original nipple or do they make a new one?
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Depending on: The disease , cancer cells can travel along ducts to nipple ares most of the time is removed to prevent recurrence of disease. And nipple is reconstructed , in genetic related prophylactic mastectomy where cancer did not develop yet , may be saved speak to your surgeon ..
Answered 1/21/2014
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