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more-inCoimbatore-based Ganga Hospital has opened an Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Unit to perform breast reconstruction surgery on women who have undergone partial or total mastectomy (removal of breast) for cancer. Ganga Breast Care Unit has also started a Whatsapp helpline +91 99526 17171 wherein the patients can send their reports, photos or clarify their doubts about breast cancer treatment, breast reconstruction and cosmetic surgery. In western countries such as the U.S.
or the U.K., it is mandatory that women are given all the options for breast reconstruction, as it is believed that breast reconstruction is a part of breast cancer treatment,” said a statement issued by the hospital. Doctors at the unit will discuss all the options for breast reconstruction if surgical removal is required. The new unit will perform advanced breast reconstruction techniques such as the Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap wherein a breast is made using the skin, fat and blood vessels that are surgically removed from the lower abdomen..