The results after breast reconstruction can vary dramatically. The proper choice of breast reconstruction and the surgeon’s attention to detail will make a significant impact on the overall look and feel of a new breast. How can you recognize a good breast reconstruction? Photographs are a basic way to describe the aesthetic appearance. However, the critical items of feel, touch and patient comfort simply cannot…
Natasha Singer New York Times, December 22, 2008 For many cancer patients undergoing mastectomies, reconstructive breast surgery can seem like a first step to reclaiming their bodies. But even as promising new operations are gaining traction at academic medical centers, plastic surgeons often fail to tell patients about them. One reason is that not all surgeons have trained to perform the latest procedures. Another reason…
Study Presented at American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting For Immediate Release: October 8, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO – Women with breast cancer often undergo a lumpectomy and radiation to save their breasts and avoid the need for additional reconstructive surgery. However, approximately one-third of all patients are unhappy with how their breasts look after undergoing breast conservation therapy and many would consider reconstruction, according…
Lack of Knowledge and Misinformation About the Procedure Cited For Immediate Release: December 17, 2002 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – One-third of referring physicians do not offer their breast cancer patients referrals for breast reconstruction, according to a study in a recent issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Despite studies documenting the positive effect…
Reconstruction Does Not Impede Chemotherapy, Recovery or Diagnosis of Reoccurrence For Immediate Release: November 6, 2002 SAN ANTONIO – Debunking the myth that women with locally advanced breast cancer must wait until after chemotherapy to have their breast reconstructed, a study presented today at the ASPS/PSEF/ASMS 71st Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio found that immediate free flap reconstruction for women with breast cancer is…
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