Resensation by Axogen
Losing one or both breasts can be overwhelming—it’s why many choose reconstructive surgery. It can be hard to consider what life will look like after treatment. A common side effect that’s rarely talked about is the loss of sensation to the chest. During mastectomy nerves are cut, which can mean living the rest of your life with a numb or partially numb chest. Women often say they weren’t prepared for how numb they would feel after mastectomy or how much it would impact their daily lives.
Living with numbness can be hard to comprehend because touch is an essential aspect to emotional and physical wellbeing. It’s hard to imagine what loss of sensation may mean in the long-term. Unsurprisingly, the loss of breast sensation can be disruptive to body image, intimacy, and quality of life. Without sensation, your chest can’t detect changes in temperature, thus increasing the risk of accidental burns.
Living with numbness after mastectomy isn’t the only option. Resensation® is a surgical technique performed at the time of breast reconstruction to reconnect the nerves that were cut during a mastectomy using a nerve allograft. In a recent study, women reported that regaining sensation helped them recover and move on from their experience with cancer, the mastectomy, and reconstruction process. It also helped them feel more normal and more like their old selves. With Resensation you have the opportunity to not only look—but potentially feel—more like yourself again.
Resensation is proud to support the Breast Advocate App® and help empower women to make informed decisions. To learn more about Resensation and if it may be right for you, visit
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