(04-09) 15:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO-- When Lori MacKenzie was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2010, her immediate impulse was to schedule a double mastectomy with implants because that offered ...
SINGAPORE, Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Breast reconstruction has long been considered an important part of breast cancer treatment and management. The procedure can be done using artificial ...
Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. The controversy ...
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – The diagnosis changed Heather Haily’s life. “I went in for a normal mammogram, and they found a lump,” Haily said. She had a mastectomy and went to Wellspan Plastic and ...
Autologous breast reconstruction techniques are classified into different types based on the composition of flaps and the source of the tissue. TRAM refers to the transverse rectus abdominis muscle ...
A popular type of breast reconstruction surgery might soon be hard for cancer patients to access. The procedure, called DIEP flap, involves harvesting fat from a patient's abdomen to make a breast.
The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. As of ...
And with the advent of genetic testing, more and more women are opting for prophylactic mastectomy to reduce risk. Breast reconstruction surgery is a popular option, but it’s much more complicated ...
Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women’s options for reconstructive surgery. The controversy ...