In a message dated 00-11-18 16:02:24 EST, you write:
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> I have a singer friend who has breast cancer. She is
> going to have a mastectomy and is considering
> reconstructive surgery. However, for the
> reconstruction they use muscle from the abdominal
> area. For you doctors, or anyone who knows someone who
> has been through this, could this affect her singing?
> Are the abdominal muscle(s) they use also used in
> singing?
i have also heard of using the latissimus dorsi muscle for the chest wall
reconstruction, which should not affect singing.
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