According to Hsu and Myers, many of the untruths include breast reconstruction being seen as simply a cosmetic procedure, or that a woman’s past surgical history makes them not a good candidate for the procedure. The pair say that many of these untruths could be keeping women from pursuing surgery that could help them.

Here are six common misconceptions about breast reconstruction surgery, and the truth behind each.

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