Fat transfer tends to feel and look more natural than an implant The injectable process does not leave residual scarring on breasts No worries over implants rupturing or causing other complications Before & After View some of our clients' results. ...
Risk factors include age over 40, close family member with breast cancer, onset of menses before age 13 or continuation beyond age 50, nulliparity, and first child after age 30. Breast Self-Examination. Women should train themselves to perform a simple self-examination of the breasts (see ...
Breast cancer is a string of losses…and losing breasts is a huge alteration in one’s body image. It’s hard to describe. The year before I had my reconstruction I/we felt the lost most actutely. And for some time after that. We need to give ourselves permission to mourn what we m...
Swimsuit season will be here before you know it. I started looking on line and then realized, I don’t have to be looking for swimsuit solutions for size D breasts. In fact, I don’t even know what I will be looking like until after February 18th, 2015, when implants are placed or...
The author in her "before" and "after" bras. I contemplated preventative bilateral mastectomy but both my US and French doctors said no need to (“Would you preventatively remove an arm?!”). In my case, I went for a lumpectomy, followed by radiation. What I did not realize at the ...
False alarms, i.e., women recalled for additional tests at screening but found to be benign after diagnostic workup, cause anxiety for women. Those that are determined to be “probably benign,” for which surveillance can be recommended instead of biopsy, incur costs and use appointment slots...