One of our patients from the practice posted a facebook page recently about her experience with breast cancer and breast reconstruction… it was very inspirational! Thank you!
Breast Reconstruction
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Research was recently presented at the 2011 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Among the results were that generally the ratio between those having breast reconstruction after mastectomy was somewhat stable… 42% of women younger than 50 and 17% of women 50 and older underwent immediate breast reconstruction over a 10 year period. Notably there remain
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Fall is in the air
I saw one of my favorite patients today who had recently completed her reconstruction; I always know that when I see her it’s usually been too long since I have registered something on the blog! seeing our patients remind us it is a special privilege to be able to help our breast cancer patients through
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Walk for the Cure
Members of our office and patients participated in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk last week and once again it was a important event bringing patients, family, and caregivers alike together for a single cause…..
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Lipofilling of the breast following lumpectomy
There continues to be more press about the technique of harvesting fat through liposuction from one area of the body and filling a lumpectomy defect of the breast in reconstruction, as evidenced by the article seen on the right column in WebMD… the concern is the longterm effects of fat in the remaining breast tissue
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The Boston Channel
There was an article from our group posted this month on the Boston Channel (see below link) related to breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue while preserving muscle… There are several options for breast reconstruction, and each may be better suited for each individual patient…. https://www.thebostonchannel.com/bethisrael/28472497/detail.html
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Graduation day
as our nurse in the office coined the phrase when all the steps of breast reconstruction have been completed… I saw a patient of mine yesterday who indeed had finished the last step of breast reconstruction
Making the day
Few things make a breast reconstructive surgeon’s day more than the realization of a patient when a breast reconstruction has restored their sense of being whole…. Thanks very much to the individual who posted a comment on “Light of the End of the Tunnel”- it is also a tribute to our entire staff who help
Avoiding radiation
I saw a patient this past week who was deciding between having a lumpectomy with radiation versus undergoing a complete mastectomy… Though everything depends on the pathology of the tumor, etc, and one’s breast surgeon, indeed there are those patients who are able to have a mastectomy and avoid radiation altogether… In reconstructive breast surgery,
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Light at the end of the tunnel
One of my favorite patients had her nipple-areola tattooing this past week and her husband had remarked to me what a difference breast reconstruction had made in her life… She was a patient who had, from the beginning, several decisions to make relating to chemotherapy and ultimately planning reconstruction. Breast reconstruction, to coordinate with planned
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