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New Technology Improving Breast Reconstruction Surgery
PRMA Plastic Surgery in San Antonio, Texas is one of only two breast reconstruction facilities in the country routinely offering new "SPY" technology to improve breast reconstruction surgery.
Breast Cancer Recurrence Not Related To Method Of Breast Reconstruction 2008-12-09 23:25:51 One of my breast cancer patients called me today. She recently underwent bilateral mastectomies and immediate breast reconstruction with DIEP flaps. She recovered very well from the surgery but unfortunately her pathology results showed that she had cancer extending almost to the edge of the mastectomy specimen. The exact medical jargon used by the pathologist was.... "invasive carcinoma extending Read more:Breast
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Share your Stories of Hope, Celebration and Remembrance. 2008-12-06 10:21:42 From Susan G Komen, San Antonio Affiliate.November is a time of thanksgiving. We are very thankful for our many Komen friends and would like to share your stories of hope, celebration and remembrance. Beginning in January and leading up to Race, Komen will feature stores of breast cancer Survivors and Co-Survivors (family, friends, health care providers and colleagues who lend support). If you'd Read more:Remembrance
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Avoiding Denervation of Abdominal Muscles during DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Surgery 2008-11-18 21:48:30 The following interesting article was published in the "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
" journal this month.....Avoiding Denervation of Rectus Abdominis in DIEP Flap Harvest II: An Intraoperative Assessment of the Nerves to Rectusby Rozen W, Ashton M, Kiil B, et al.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery:Volume 122(5) November 2008 pp 1321-1325.Background: The deep inferior epigastric artery perfora Read more:Abdominal
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DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy for breast cancer - the gold standard in breast reconstruction. Website devoted to the DIEP flap procedure.
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Breast Plastic Surgery - “Fantastic Four” of Breast Procedures Leave Women Extremely Satisfied
99% of women would have breast plastic surgery again, says study presented at plastic surgery (ASPS) annual meeting.
Plastic Surgeon using New Technology in Breast Reconstruction Surgery 2008-10-18 12:02:58 Wendy Rigby- KENS 5 Eyewitness NewsSan Antonio's Methodist Hospital is one of only two facilities in the country offering a new technology to help in breast reconstruction surgery — a system that gives doctors a more precise way to see what they are operating on.Plastic
surgeon, Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo is a man on a mission. He wants more breast cancer patients to know that when they face a mastec Read more:Breast
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S.A. hospital using new technology in breast reconstruction surgery
San Antonio's Methodist Hospital is one of only two facilities in the country offering a new technology to help in cutting -edge "breast reconstruction" surgery — a system that gives doctors a more precise way to see what they are operating on.
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Breast Reconstruction With Tummy Tuck Flaps
Breast reconstruction after mastectomy and a tummy tuck at the same time - DIEP flap, SIEA flap and TRAM flap.
Comparison of Abdominal Donor-Site Morbidity of SIEA, DIEP, and Muscle-Sparing Free TRAM Flaps for Breast Reconstruction. 2008-09-23 20:29:23 A study published in September's edition of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery examined the abdominal recovery rates and patient satisfaction after breast reconstruction with different abdominal flaps: the DIEP, SIEA and muscle-sparing free TRAM. The SIEA (superficial inferior epigastric artery) flap is the least invasive method of lower abdominal flap breast reconstruction; however, there are no Read more:Abdominal
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98% Of Mastectomy Patients Would Have Reconstruction Again, Study Says 2008-09-21 21:10:08 Satisfaction Rate 94% - 100%Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it again, reports a study in July’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). In addition, breast reconstruction after preventive mastectomy Read more:Again
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DIEP Flap Reconstruction And Breast Cancer Recurrence 2008-09-21 11:56:50 Can DIEP flap breast reconstruction prevent detection of breast cancer recurrence? This is a very important issue that is often not discussed.A handful of studies have shown that breast reconstruction (with any reconstructive technique) does not impact local recurrence or long term survival in patients with early breast cancer (stage I and II). The rate of local recurrence and length of survival i Read more:Breast
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The Hype Around DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction And How To Find A DIEP Flap Surgeon 2008-09-20 20:16:58 If you are a woman facing mastectomy you have a decision to make: do I want breast reconstruction? If the answer is “yes”, plastic surgery holds the key. Although reconstruction cannot replace the breast(s) you were born with or allow you to breastfeed, it can restore your natural silhouette and make you feel “whole” again following mastectomy. Depending on your health, breast reconstructi Read more:Breast
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High Risk of Breast Cancer: 4 Factors 2008-09-20 20:16:37 Breast cancer has struck within my family, and when it did I was worried not only for my relative (she's fine now, thank goodness), but also for myself.After her diagnosis, when I asked my doctor if I should do anything beyond the norm to safeguard my health, the doctor's answer was, "Many more women who have no known relatives with breast cancer get the disease than do those who have a family his Read more:Breast
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Double Mastectomies To Prevent Breast Cancer Increase 2008-09-20 20:16:15 From 1998 through 2003, the rate of double mastectomies among women in the United States who had cancer diagnosed in only one breast more than doubled, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology."Many surgeons had noticed that more women were requesting double mastectomy for treatment of the cancer in only one breast. So, we weren't surprised by the overall trend, but we were very s Read more:Breast
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Dieting reduces lymphedema after breast cancer 2008-09-20 20:15:30 By David DouglasNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weight loss appears to be an effective way to reduce breast cancer-associated lymphedema of the arm, according to UK researchers.Lymphedema is common, chronic condition that often develops after breast surgery, in which excess fluid collects in the lymph nodes and vessels in the armpit. Treatment for this condition has usually "centered on skin care, ext Read more:Dieting
Breast Reconstruction Often Not Discussed 2008-09-20 20:15:07 By Megan RauscherNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with breast cancer faced with treatment decisions are often not told by their surgeons about the possibility of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, a study confirms. When these conversations do occur, many more women choose mastectomy, researchers found.In a survey of 1,178 women who had breast cancer surgery, only 33 percent reported that t Read more:Breast
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Breast Cancer Gene Testing Less Likely Among Blacks 2008-09-20 20:14:27 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African American women are generally less likely than white women to pursue genetic testing for BRCA1 or BRCA2, the gene mutations associated with an increased risk of break cancer, researchers report. However, African American women with a recent diagnosis of breast cancer are much more likely to do so, according to the article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology."Ever Read more:Blacks
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Breast Cancer patients may benefit from picking own breast surgeon 2008-09-20 20:13:53 Women with breast cancer who are involved in the process of selecting their surgeon are more likely to be treated by more experienced surgeons and in hospitals with established cancer programs, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Surgeon and hospital characteristics can influence the outcomes of cancer treatments, the authors explain, but little is known about the fa Read more:benefit
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Few Women Have Regrets When Choosing Preventive Mastectomy for Other Breast 2008-09-20 20:12:59 by Ann M. Geiger and othersIs this for me? If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast and are considering having the other breast removed to reduce your risk of developing a new breast cancer or having the cancer coming back, you might want to read this article.Background and importance of the study: If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, your risk of developing a new canc Read more:Breast
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Previous Abdominal Surgeries Increase Risk of Abdominal Complications following DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction 2008-09-20 20:12:25 A study published in the May edition of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" has shown that patients who have had previous abdominal surgery are at an increased risk of suffering abdominal complications following DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Here is the abstract:DIEP Flaps in Women with Abdominal
Scars: Are Complication Rates Affected?Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 121(5):1527-1531, May Read more:Breast
Fat-Derived Stem Cell Enhanced Breast Reconstruction for Lumpectomy Repair 2008-09-20 20:11:49 Article by Pam StephanCytori Celution Improves Soft Tissue TransplantationA lumpectomy is less drastic than having a mastectomy, but it leaves you with a scar and a dimple where a smooth, full curve used to be. The breast can also end up much smaller causing significant breast asymmetry in some women. This asymmetry is often exacerbated by the contraction (shrinkage) caused by the radiation therap Read more:Breast
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Immediate Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy is Safe, ASPS Study Says 2008-09-16 09:30:28 Breast Reconstruction Does Not Impede Chemotherapy, Recovery or Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Recurrence. Debunking the myth that women with locally advanced breast cancer must wait until after chemotherapy to have their breast reconstructed, a study presented at the Annual ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Meeting found that immediate free flap breast reconstruction for women with breast cancer is safe and psychologic Read more:Breast
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Christina Applegate Mastectomy Calls Attention To Need For Team Approach To Breast Cancer Reconstruction
Actress Christina Applegate’s public disclosure of her breast cancer, her decision to have a double mastectomy, and plans to go forth with breast reconstruction surgery, calls attention to the need for a medical “team” approach in the treatment and recovery from breast cancer.
Breast Reconstruction Advances Fix Distortions Left by Lumpectomy 2008-09-14 18:34:05 ASPS Report Examines Reconstruction Innovations for Breast
Cancer Patients Including Partial and Full MastectomiesFor Immediate Release: April 2008ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Lumpectomy or breast conservation surgery is the most common type of breast cancer surgery currently performed. A benefit of the surgery is that only part of the breast is removed, but a drawback can be the resulting physical
US Panel Mulls Minimum Breast Cancer Hospital Stay 2008-09-14 18:15:59 By Kim DixonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel on Wednesday said it has bipartisan support for a bill requiring health insurers to pay for a minimum 48-hour hospital stay after breast cancer treatment, to combat what critics call "drive-through" surgeries.About 20 U.S. states have such a minimum insurance requirement for women undergoing mastectomies or lumpectomies to treat breast cance Read more:Breast
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PRMA Sponsors Bold Breast Reconstruction Calendar 2008-09-14 18:03:41 For Immediate Release: September 24, 2007PRMA of South Texas, a leading cosmetic and plastic surgery practice in San Antonio, Texas is sponsoring a unique effort to inform and educate breast cancer patients about their options after mastectomy.“Life is a Carnival,” a bold approach to mastectomy and breast cancer reconstruction education, is a 14-month calendar featuring photos of women who had Read more:Breast
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Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction With Perforator Flaps 2008-09-14 18:00:16 So what are "perforator flaps"?Pioneered in the early 1990's, perforator flap breast reconstruction represents the state of the art in breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy. The tissue removed at the time of mastectomy may be replaced with the patient's own warm, soft, living tissue to recreate a "natural" breast.Skin, fatty tissue, and the tiny blood vessels that supply nutrients to the Read more:Breast
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