After a mastectomy and even reconstruction, women can experience anywhere from partial to complete numbness in their chest. There are sensory nerves that run from your breast to the brain, sending messages that allow you to feel touch, temperature—even pain. But these nerves need to be cut during a mastectomy so the breast tissue can be removed. If the nerves aren’t repaired during breast reconstruction, they no longer send signals. No signal means no sensation. With Resensation you have the opportunity to not only look—but potentially feel—more like yourself again. Resensation is a surgical technique performed during breast reconstruction surgery to reconnect nerves cut during a mastectomy using allograft nerve tissue. Over time, the nerve regenerates, potentially restoring sensation and becoming a part of the patient’s body in the process. Visit www.resensation.com to hear what patients have to say and where you can find a surgeon.