1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.175 So, the side that underwent breast cancer surgery is raised 2 00:00:02.175 --> 00:00:04.575 And it looks too imbalanced compared to the other breast 3 00:00:04.575 --> 00:00:07.425 [Breast cancer corrective surgery matches both breasts’ volume and size] Many come in to adjust the opposite breast 4 00:00:07.425 --> 00:00:08.775 But the procedure isn’t simple 5 00:00:08.775 --> 00:00:10.325 [Mastopexy candidates] First, you must be able to lift 6 00:00:10.325 --> 00:00:12.226 Lifting requires reshaping the breast 7 00:00:12.226 --> 00:00:13.626 That means inverting the tissue 8 00:00:13.626 --> 00:00:16.326 And it’s not just about inserting an implant 9 00:00:16.326 --> 00:00:18.426 [Advanced skill needed] You must cut, reattach, and fold the tissue 10 00:00:19.226 --> 00:00:22.676 SHINYU CILINIC 11 00:00:22.676 --> 00:00:25.076 In my case, after cancer surgery 12 00:00:25.076 --> 00:00:26.676 I underwent corrective surgery 13 00:00:26.676 --> 00:00:27.726 The operated side 14 00:00:27.726 --> 00:00:29.426 is noticeably lifted 15 00:00:29.426 --> 00:00:30.427 Why? 16 00:00:30.427 --> 00:00:32.777 Because cancer surgery 17 00:00:32.777 --> 00:00:35.227 [Much tissue and skin removed] reduces volume and excises a lot of skin 18 00:00:35.227 --> 00:00:36.827 So naturally, the nipple 19 00:00:36.827 --> 00:00:38.377 has little sag left 20 00:00:38.377 --> 00:00:39.827 Thus, a lift is inevitable 21 00:00:39.827 --> 00:00:41.427 With less volume and skin 22 00:00:41.427 --> 00:00:42.677 a lift happens automatically 23 00:00:42.677 --> 00:00:45.727 Is breast cancer reconstruction hard? 24 00:00:45.727 --> 00:00:47.827 Aging causes sagging, so 25 00:00:47.827 --> 00:00:49.977 the operated side is lifted 26 00:00:49.977 --> 00:00:52.428 making it unbalanced with the other 27 00:00:52.428 --> 00:00:55.228 [Breast cancer corrective surgery matches both breasts’ volume and size] Many seek to adjust the opposite breast 28 00:00:55.228 --> 00:00:56.578 But the procedure is not simple 29 00:00:56.578 --> 00:00:58.128 [Mastopexy candidates] First, you must be able to lift 30 00:00:58.128 --> 00:01:00.028 Lifting requires breast reshaping 31 00:01:00.028 --> 00:01:01.478 inverting the tissue 32 00:01:01.478 --> 00:01:04.178 And it’s not just about implants 33 00:01:04.178 --> 00:01:06.478 [Advanced skill needed] You must cut, reposition, and fold the tissue 34 00:01:06.478 --> 00:01:08.378 So, this surgery is not easy 35 00:01:08.378 --> 00:01:10.679 [That’s how tough it is...] No clinic can easily do it 36 00:01:10.679 --> 00:01:13.429 PD: With a breast already lifted from surgery 37 00:01:13.429 --> 00:01:15.529 can it be matched perfectly? 38 00:01:15.529 --> 00:01:16.629 [Not exactly identical...] Perfect symmetry is hard 39 00:01:16.629 --> 00:01:18.529 But if they’re roughly similar 40 00:01:18.529 --> 00:01:19.679 most are content 41 00:01:19.679 --> 00:01:21.029 [Better than nothing] Many opt for it 42 00:01:21.029 --> 00:01:22.229 A slight asymmetry is natural.. 43 00:01:22.229 --> 00:01:23.129 As I always say 44 00:01:23.129 --> 00:01:25.629 [Everyone has some asymmetry] Even eyelid and nostril sizes differ 45 00:01:25.629 --> 00:01:27.079 So do ear shapes and finger lengths 46 00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:28.480 Some asymmetry is inevitable, but 47 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:29.730 [But major asymmetry must be fixed] if one nostril is large 48 00:01:29.730 --> 00:01:31.330 and the other small, it looks odd 49 00:01:31.330 --> 00:01:34.180 If we balance these differences, patients are happy 50 00:01:34.180 --> 00:01:36.680 PD: Those coming in for a lift... 51 00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:37.780 Are there quite a few? 52 00:01:37.780 --> 00:01:38.730 There is increasingly more 53 00:01:38.730 --> 00:01:40.080 There are more and more breast cancer patients 54 00:01:40.080 --> 00:01:41.380 In 1996 55 00:01:41.380 --> 00:01:42.580 There were 3,800 people 56 00:01:42.580 --> 00:01:43.380 But now.. 57 00:01:43.380 --> 00:01:44.280 There are over 3 thousand people 58 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:45.580 [There were so many..] Because in one year 59 00:01:45.580 --> 00:01:46.880 It increased dramatically 60 00:01:46.880 --> 00:01:48.531 I'm sure you've heard a lot about women 61 00:01:48.531 --> 00:01:50.381 Getting breast cancer 62 00:01:50.381 --> 00:01:53.381 How to prevent breast cancer 63 00:01:53.381 --> 00:01:55.531 I think that's more people are coming to our hospital 64 00:01:55.531 --> 00:01:56.181 Because we 65 00:01:56.181 --> 00:01:57.031 Check for breast cancer 66 00:01:57.031 --> 00:01:58.831 Check-up is a must before surgeries 67 00:01:58.831 --> 00:02:00.681 I always check because I get worried 68 00:02:00.681 --> 00:02:01.231 Some other hospitals.. 69 00:02:01.231 --> 00:02:02.931 Some university hospitals would say that it's alright 70 00:02:02.931 --> 00:02:03.481 But still 71 00:02:03.481 --> 00:02:04.681 [Can't trust it] I don't trust it so I check it 72 00:02:04.681 --> 00:02:06.281 [I need to check it for myself] That's how I discovered a lot of breast cancer 73 00:02:06.281 --> 00:02:08.032 I even did biopsies during surgeries 74 00:02:08.032 --> 00:02:09.482 And there been cases where I discovered breast cancer through that 75 00:02:09.482 --> 00:02:10.282 You have to be very careful 76 00:02:10.282 --> 00:02:12.932 [If you do breast surgeries, you need to know about breast cancer] Knowing about breast cancer is a basic for someone who does surgeries on breasts 77 00:02:12.932 --> 00:02:14.482 That is the only way you will be able to manipulate the breasts well 78 00:02:14.482 --> 00:02:15.682 If you don't, well.. 79 00:02:15.682 --> 00:02:17.132 It becomes dangerous and scary 80 00:02:17.132 --> 00:02:18.382 Even post-surgery 81 00:02:18.382 --> 00:02:20.332 When you come later, we keep looking at the ultrasound 82 00:02:20.332 --> 00:02:21.732 We either cut and put them together, or 83 00:02:21.732 --> 00:02:23.982 Fold and overlap them 84 00:02:23.982 --> 00:02:24.932 Then the breast tissue 85 00:02:24.932 --> 00:02:26.382 The real tissue breast starts to change 86 00:02:26.382 --> 00:02:26.982 The structure changes 87 00:02:26.982 --> 00:02:29.132 [It's not over after the surgery as there is follow-up care!] I look at those things in the ultrasound 88 00:02:29.132 --> 00:02:31.733 And see the areas that I connected 89 00:02:31.733 --> 00:02:33.783 So after breast surgery 90 00:02:33.783 --> 00:02:35.883 After you have a breast reduction or an implant is put in 91 00:02:35.883 --> 00:02:37.133 If you are our patient 92 00:02:37.133 --> 00:02:38.883 Even those who live far away, like Busan or Jeju Island 93 00:02:38.883 --> 00:02:40.933 [The check-ups are very trustworthy] Come back here to get a check-up 94 00:02:40.933 --> 00:02:42.833 Because if you get it done in local hospital 95 00:02:42.833 --> 00:02:44.783 They say the doctors look for too long 96 00:02:44.783 --> 00:02:46.233 They see something 97 00:02:46.233 --> 00:02:47.134 And keep saying something is wrong.. 98 00:02:47.134 --> 00:02:48.284 [Not knowing the reason..] They say that they keep looking for a long time 99 00:02:48.284 --> 00:02:49.434 The patient can't help but feel uneasy.. 100 00:02:49.434 --> 00:02:50.434 So they come here 101 00:02:50.434 --> 00:02:52.084 Short breast check.. 102 00:02:52.084 --> 00:02:54.584 [Showing off himself in the end] There are people who come for a breast exam that ends in a few minutes 103 00:02:54.584 --> 00:02:56.534 It's not easy to come to Seoul 104 00:02:56.534 --> 00:02:58.484 from far away like Gwangju 105 00:02:58.484 --> 00:03:00.134 They have to take a day off 106 00:03:00.134 --> 00:03:00.834 But Koreans 107 00:03:00.834 --> 00:03:02.534 are busy from 3 to 80 years old 108 00:03:02.534 --> 00:03:05.584 [That's true] If they're not busy, they're not Korean 109 00:03:05.584 --> 00:03:06.484 I don't know what I did 110 00:03:06.484 --> 00:03:08.185 but it's hard every day and busy every day (sympathetic lol) 111 00:03:08.185 --> 00:03:09.035 This is Korean 112 00:03:09.035 --> 00:03:10.485 Koreans are all in a hurry 113 00:03:10.485 --> 00:03:11.685 It needs to be done quickly 114 00:03:11.685 --> 00:03:13.135 It's so hard to wait for hours 115 00:03:13.135 --> 00:03:15.135 [It's too hard;;] at the university hospital 116 00:03:15.135 --> 00:03:16.835 So, they came to our hospital 117 00:03:17.335 --> 00:03:23.360 Going to watch another video