13 Articles on Breast Reconstruction
Ann Kilman and Jean Roberts became fast friends in a flash. Literally. Both happened to be visiting the office of a plastic surgeon, Dr. David Whiteman, in May of last year. Kilrnan had already stumbled through the worry, fear and depression that often comes with a breast cancer diagnosis and was in for a postoperative appointment. Roberts had just received a cancer diagnosis, and her journey was beginning... (Courtesy of David Whiteman, M.D., F.R.C.S.)
Women who elect to undergo radical mastectomy should know that breast reconstruction is an option for them, either immediately or on a delayed basis. (Courtesy of Lucian J. Rivela, M.D., F.A.C.S.)
Read about Dr. Nancy Van Laeken and how she helps breast cancer survivors by reconstruction. (Courtesy of Nancy Y. Van Laeken, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C).)
Breast cancer continues to impact women and their families at an alarming rate. Over 46 thousand women will get breast cancer this year. There are over 1.7 million women alive with a history of breast cancer. (Courtesy of Scott R. Miller, M.D., F.A.C.S.)
Breast Cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women. According to the World Health Organization, over one million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide this year alone. (Courtesy of Marina Plastic Surgery Associates)
A recent study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery examines the use of accellular cadaveric dermis (ACD) as an alternative to the total sub-muscular approach in breast reconstruction (Courtesy of Albear Plastic Surgery)
Could you imagine the loss of a part of your body? Now add in the loss of an important part of your sexuality - sounds almost too impossible to even think about, yet that is what thousands of women have had to contemplate when the diagnosis of breast cancer is made. (Courtesy of The Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery)
A study in the Sept. 8, 2009 Journal of Clinical Oncology reports that nipple-sparing mastectomy may be suitable for some breast cancer patients, as well as for women undergoing a preventive mastectomy. The researchers found that leaving the nipple and areola in place during mastectomy allows plastic surgeons to reconstruct a more natural-looking breast--and may even preserve a degree of nipple sensation. (Courtesy of Norman H. Rappaport, M.D., F.A.C.S.)
A sense of self is an integral part of being human. A desire to look “normal” includes the desire to feel physically whole or symmetrical (Courtesy of Ram Kalus, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.)
Dr. David Whiteman sees how his patients with breast cancer suffer so he decided to do more than just reconstruct their surgically removed breasts. (Courtesy of David Whiteman, M.D., F.R.C.S.)
