Signed into Law on October 21, 1998: SEC. 713. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOLLOWING MASTECTOMIES. (a) IN GENERAL.-A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan, that provides medical and surgical benefits with respect to a mastectomy shall provide, in a case of a participant or beneficiary who is receiving benefits in connection…
Click on the appropriate question below or scroll down on the webpage for answers to Frequently Asked Questions What are the advantages of the DIEP and SIEA flaps over other methods of breast reconstruction using the patient’s own tissue? What are the advantages of the DIEP and SIEA flaps over breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and implants? How do the complication rates compare between breast…
Breast augmentation is technically known as “augmentation mammaplasty” and it allows a woman to enhance the size and shape of her breasts. Common reasons women choose to undergo breast augmentation are: To improve her body profile and proportion, especially in certain clothes. To improve her body contour if she feels her breasts are too small. To improve the volume and appearance often lost, due to…
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Continuing to eliminate medical symptoms and improve the quality of life for women, breast reduction surgery and breast reconstruction procedures increased 111 percent and 166 percent, respectively, since 1992. In 2000, nearly 85,000 women had breast reduction surgery and more than 80,000 women opted for breast reconstruction surgery following mastectomy, according to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic…
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Plastic surgeons can reduce breast implant re-operations in augmentation patients to 3 percent by following a new system of decision and management algorithms, according to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® (PRS), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). At the same time, these algorithms can raise patients’ safety and overall satisfaction, the study…
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