Implant issues, scarring, and breast size and shape imbalance are problems that can develop after breast reconstruction surgery. While some women choose corrective surgery, others decide to keep their ...

The American Cancer Society estimates about 287,850 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in 2022. That means women in the United States currently have a one in eight chance of being ...

Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ESTA), a global medical technology company dedicated to improving women’s health ...

Breast reconstructive surgery has historically prioritized how breasts look, but there’s been less emphasis on the numbness in women’s chests that follows. Delaware resident, Marianne Sarcich (third ...

There are options available if people are unhappy with the results of their breast construction surgery after a mastectomy. These may include waiting for the breasts to settle and heal, using scar ...

When Ricki Fairly was diagnosed with stage 3A Triple Negative Breast Cancer, she didn’t know that Black women have a 41% higher mortality rate of Breast Cancer than White women,¹ with 39% higher ...

Whether or not to get breast reconstruction is a very personal decision. The Susan G. Komen organizer recommends patients discuss their options with their plastic surgeon, breast surgeon and ...

ATLANTA - Jamie Cooper of Scottdale, Georgia, has done the math and says she has been to at least 150 medical appointments since she was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer June 30, 2022. She ...

Many breast cancer patients are worried about the “here and now” of treatment and their prognosis. Thinking about life after treatment, surgery and recovery isn’t always at the forefront of their mind ...

NEW HYDE PARK, Long Island (WABC) -- With recent pushback over textured breast implants, more women are weighing different options, especially those who need reconstruction after breast cancer.

Ms Smith took the decision not to have breast reconstruction because it would have significantly extended her recovery time, ...

UnitedHealthcare is the target of a class-action lawsuit over its policies, which members claim make it difficult for them to receive deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction ...