Q: Hi, I am a 36-year-old double mastectomy patient with 600cc implants. I have never felt the same with these implants. Hoping my natural tissue would be more accepted by my body. We fight so hard for our health, this is so hard on me. I am young, I surf and am...
When Marie was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, she knew she had a great team on her side. She loved her doctors and nurses and felt well-informed. She knew she could ask any questions she had at any time about her surgery and treatment and they would be...
Q: I was diagnosed in 2016 (47-year-old) with breast cancer and did a double mastectomy with expanders. After numerous tries, the expanders were rejected. At one point my implant fell out of my chest and landed in my lap. I’ve had 16 surgeries since the...
Every year March is designated Women’s History Month and this year the theme is “Valiant Women of the Vote,” and we want to take time to thank those trailblazers. However, this month we have decided to honor those advocates and inventors in medicine that have made a...
Q. Hi. I had implants placed at age 19 only to find out my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40. I had my first mammogram and was told I have dense breast tissue, which further increases my risk. Would I be able to do a preventative mastectomy?...
Breast cancer can cause many physical changes to your body — chemotherapy and radiation can cause exhaustion, nerve damage, hair loss and loss of appetite, just to name a few. And then there’s a mastectomy which obviously changes the look and feel of your body....
A. I had a mastectomy of my right breast with reconstruction. The implant has encapsulated three times. Is there another way to replace the implant to avoid another encapsulation? Both doctors weighed in on this question: A. Hi, I’m sorry you are having so much...
There is one certainty when you are diagnosed with breast cancer and it’s that you are not alone. But sometimes it can certainly feel like you are when you have a million questions and concerns running through your mind. Maybe you’re nervous about an upcoming surgery...
Q: How long is the surgery for a single mastectomy and reconstruction using my own abdominal fat? A: Hi Patricia. Thank you for your question. The total time for a given surgery is variable and depends on many details. In general, when we have a patient going through...
Now that your breast reconstruction surgery is scheduled, your medical team has probably given you pre-surgery instructions, which typically includes no food or drink after midnight. But what about what you should and should not eat the day before, or even the week...
