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Jun

DIEP flap

With the advent of microsurgical perforator flaps, this form of reconstruction has revolutionized plastic surgery. Along with them, the application in breast reconstruction has been tremendous. By the replacement of the skin and soft tissue that is removed during the mastectomy...

Jun

Quick Breast Reconstruction Info

For a quick informative of breast reconstruction info/options - visit either our website or The Center for Reconstructive & Plastic Surgery:http://aaaplasticsurgery.com/http://www.jcl.com/content/plasticsurgery/default.htm Back to blog...

Jun

“After Cancer, Removing a Healthy Breast”

I read a recent article in the New York Times which I found very interesting, and wanted to share with everybody. In the above article from 3/8/10 by Tara Parker-Pope, she discusses the growing number of women opting for mastectomy on the opposite (presumably unaffected) breast...

Jun

Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer with Aspirin

A recent publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) noted a reduction in the risk of breast cancer in those women who used aspirin - Volume 291(20);2433-89:2010. While not the first to suggest that aspirin can help prevent breast cancer, notably...

Jun

Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy…and Breast Reconstruction

Radiation therapy (RT) is a proven and well-accepted modality in treatment (or adjunct treatment) for breast cancer. It is almost always used following lumpectomy, as it significantly reduces the local recurrence rate.Even following mastectomy, although a definitive procedure for...

Jun

Silicone Implants

Several queries regarding silicone implants have been asked recently in regards to breast reconstruction. Basically, silicone implants have always been able to be used for reconstructive purposes. They were taken off the market for a time period for aesthetic reasons, but re-appr...

Jun

Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction and Recurrent Cancer

Many women are fearful, for obvious reasons, that implants may contribute to cancer recurrence or may hinder detection of any recurrent cancer. Implant-based reconstruction is the most common type of breast reconstruction, even today. Recurrence of cancer is always a concern, a...

Jun

Recent Mammography Recommendations

Recently, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recently released recommendations for screening mammography for women. Their recommendations state that such mammograms should be every other year beginning at age 50yo, instead of the current guidelines of...

Jun

Acellular dermal matrix – breast reconstruction applications

The use of the acellular dermal matrix has grown in its applications and use in plastic & reconstructive procedures, and growing. It has truly been a remarkable addition for breast reconstruction.The acellular dermal matrix is a tissue that is specially-prepared, which comes...

Jun

Perforator flaps/Microsurgery

Flap reconstruction offers an autologous (your own tissue) reconstruction, and gives many of the benefits described in earlier posts, such as a soft and “natural” breast mound. Such flaps also are much better for those with a history of radiation, or those who will u...

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