>> reporter: jennifer fisher's surgery was just three months ago, but her journey has been far longerennifer's daughter katie was just a toddler, she got the diagnosis. >> really at that moment you change. you no longer are a mom and this and that you become a person fighting this for everybody else. and yourself. >> reporter: she had her breasts removed and got an implant, but it never felt quite right. >>> was always uncomfortable with the results. i had a lot of pain. even with tim plantimplant, i needed to wear a prosthesis. i would have never worn something like i'm wearing now. >> reporter: when she went in the to get her implant checked two years ago, doctors found more cancer. this time, jennifer decided on the deep flap. >> eliminated the implant. we gave her healthy tissue that's soft and gave her fantastic about doe min at the same time. >> immediately when i went to her, i felt that she understandood what i was looking for. >> it's a huge lifestylish she for her. she can't go with rest of her life with pain, not feeling like she was ever happy with her reconstruction for t

. >> jennifer fisher. she knows what it's like to get that terrifying diagnoseis and joins the 100,000 women having mastectomies each year. that number rising significantly in the past decade. >> when i was first diagnosed and even to this day, sometimes you get discussion of well you're here. like, you're here, you're a surviveor survivor. like that should be enough. >> reporter: today, the wife and mother is a breast cancer survivor and much more. she's loving the results of a cutting edge transplant surgery that takes extra fat from the stomach and uses it to make new breasts. happy with what you see? >> oh, absolutely. i couldn't be happier. there's a part of me that wishes i would have done this sooner. i think i would have been able to put some of the feelings behind me sooner. >> reporter: implants are the surgery of choice for 80% of reconstructive patients. the alternative surgery, called the deep flap takes longer in the operating room and comes with a longer recovery time but jennifer says it wa