Regardless of when you may have had your mastectomy, natural breast reconstruction is available to most women. The correct timing of reconstruction is determined on a case-by-case basis by the patient and their team of physicians (their plastic surgeon, breast...
A history of abdominal surgery doesn’t necessarily mean you’re unable to have DIEP flap breast reconstruction. This decision is determined on a case-by-case basis that depends on your personal surgical history and its effects on your abdominal area. Abdominal...
Myth 2: I Can’t Have Natural Breast Reconstruction Because I Don’t Have Enough Abdominal Tissue to Spare. Women without excess abdominal tissue have been candidates for natural breast reconstruction for over two decades. Further innovations in the field of...
Myth 1: Breast reconstruction is considered a cosmetic procedure. Breast reconstruction surgery is performed by a plastic surgeon, but it isn’t considered cosmetic (aesthetic) surgery. And while cosmetic surgery is plastic surgery, plastic surgery isn’t just...
Planning Questions Before Traveling to South Carolina for Surgery I’m planning for the week of my surgery. I need to prepare my transportation to South Carolina, make hotel arrangements after my hospital stay, estimate when I can return to my home state, how...
Receiving positive results and staying healthy during and after surgery depends on choosing a knowledgeable and experienced physician. In our previous blog post, we talked about the mandatory credentials for all physicians and the specific requirements that are...
