The number of women who opt for breast reconstruction after mastectomy has skyrocketed 65 percent in five years. According to a report published Tuesday by the Agency for Healthcare Research and ...

The number of women who opt for breast reconstruction after mastectomy has skyrocketed 65 percent in five years. According to a report published Tuesday by the Agency for Healthcare Research and ...

Kara Elliott recalls the moment she was diagnosed with breast cancer. "Your immediate thought is, 'I'm going to die. I don't want to die. I have a 4-year-old. I have a husband,'" Elliot said. Elliott ...

Our care team will answer any questions you have. Our goal is to provide you with the best option for your individual circumstances. Our high quality surgical care is done by board-certified breast ...

When Paige More had a preventative double mastectomy at 24, the main thing on her mind was survival. She'd recently discovered that she had the BRCA1 gene mutation, which meant she faced an 87 percent ...

Your care team will review each of the stages with you and what you need to be prepared for this process. In stage one of breast reconstruction, your medical team will need to prepare your chest ...

Breast reconstruction after surgery often improves quality of life. Yet many women choose not to have the procedure because of persistent myths about its benefits and risks. People thinking about ...

When Elizabeth Peppas was diagnosed with extensive, noninvasive breast cancer in 2007, she found herself heading into a devastating surgery: double mastectomy. But she, like so many other women, hoped ...

There are options available if people are unhappy with the results of their breast construction surgery after a mastectomy. These may include waiting for the breasts to settle and heal, using scar ...

Two in five women (40%) waiting for breast reconstruction during the pandemic faced a delay of 2 years or more, according to a poll of 1246 people who either underwent reconstruction surgery or were ...

According to a $5 million lawsuit filed by Andrews, a doctor found the surgery performed by Dr. Espino "was not consistent ...

Many breast cancer patients are worried about the “here and now” of treatment and their prognosis. Thinking about life after treatment, surgery and recovery isn’t always at the forefront of their mind ...