My sister was just diagnosed with breast cancer and will have a double mastectomy. What types of reconstruction could she ...

Either a horizontal or a vertical donor site incision may ... axillary dissection is being done. Breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Shown is autologous tissue reconstruction with a latissimus ...

In stage one of breast reconstruction, your medical team will need to prepare your chest tissue for the final reconstruction. Surgeons will place a tissue expander underneath your chest wall muscles ...

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Shannen Doherty gained weight to provide fat tissue for her breast reconstruction, called a stacked DIEP flap surgery Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything ...

As Ms Nikitas had also had an immediate breast reconstruction after the mastectomy, using muscle and tissue from her back, Paterson said a cleavage-sparing mastectomy would not be used in those ...

A latissimus dorsi flap is a surgical procedure that uses part of an upper back muscle to reconstruct the shape of the breast. This surgery is typically done after a mastectomy (surgical breast ...

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Silicone may create a more natural-looking breast, because its weight and texture is more like breast tissue. Breast reconstruction usually takes more than one surgery. Sometimes an implant is placed ...

You breast surgeon will perform your double or single mastectomy. Your surgeon will place drains at the time of surgery. You may also begin stage one of the reconstruction process by having a tissue ...