{"id":2147,"date":"2025-05-06T08:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/?page_id=2147"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:45:32","slug":"breast-reconstruction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/resources\/breast-reconstruction","title":{"rendered":"Breast reconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breast reconstruction<\/h1><\/div>

Clinical Excellence Queensland has developed a breast reconstruction patient education series<\/a> in partnership with consumers and health professionals including doctors, nurses, psychologists and physiotherapists.<\/p>\n

The series aims to inform and empower women that have been diagnosed with breast cancer so that they can better understand the options that may be available to them. This information contained in this educational series is general information only and does not replace clinical consultation with healthcare professionals. Women viewing the videos are encouraged to seek further information by contacting their general practitioner or their breast care nurse.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Self-care<\/h3>\n

These videos aim to help support women\u2019s emotional wellbeing following a diagnosis of breast cancer and throughout the treatment process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Patient stories<\/h3>\n

This educational video explores the journey of a woman that has been diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Breast <\/a>prosthetics<\/h3>\n

This video explores the various breast prosthetics and prothesis bras and swimwear that are available for women that have had a mastectomy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Introduction<\/h3>\n

These videos aim to help women to better understand suitability and eligibility for breast reconstruction, when to seek a second opinion and appreciating the responsibility of patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Breast reconstruction<\/h3>\n

These videos will help women to better understand the timelines around mastectomy, cancer treatment and reconstruction including immediate, staged and delayed reconstruction options. The videos also cover the different types of surgical procedures, the recovery period and what to expect after surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Choosing not to have a reconstruction<\/h3>\n

This video explores the option that all women have to choose not to have a breast reconstruction following mastectomy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":1549,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2147","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147\/revisions\/2389"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/cbci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}