hey. if you're getting surgery (especially top surgery cause this is how I learned about it) you don't have to lose sensation. or not as much as your surgeon might say. Ask about nerve grafts. they can take nerves from your body (autograft) or from a donor (allograft) and connect them to the severed nerve.
I have a large patch on my chest with no feeling. when my surgery was done there were surgeons in my state doing double mastectomies with nerve allografts which provide high improvements in sensation compared to no nerve grafting. and I'm so sad I never heard about it until now. so I'm tell you
you can have a flat chest and get sensation back! medicine is still progressing! if your surgeon isn't familiar with the technique ask them to look into it or find another surgeon if you can
This was a PSA from one of the guys who makes the nerve allografts now ❤️
