"There are certainly those who, with a good understanding of the risks and quality-of-life problems associated with bilateralmastectomywith or without reconstruction, would prefer to avoid both the imaging [mammography] experience of breast surveillance and the burden of undergoing treatment for a sec...
"there are certainly those who, with a good understanding of the risks and quality-of-life problems associated with bilateral mastectomy with or without reconstruction, would prefer to avoid both the imaging [mammography] experience of breast surveillance and the burden of...
In other words, this can reduce the risk to that lower than the general population. The risks [of the mastectomy] are not that great. Most women having preventive mastectomies are younger patients, and many choose to get reconstruction. A lot of the risk has to do with the implants, like...
“the complications of a mastectomy and reconstruction just increase more with a bilateral than a unilateral—there might be a wound healing problem, skin breakdown, blood clot, and a higher pulmonary embolism risk,” czerniecki says. “if a patient is being treated for cancer, the cancer ...
A double mastectomy is a bigger operation that is associated with more complications and a more difficult recovery. In addition, most women went on to havebreast reconstructionas well. Women might also still need to undergo chemotherapy or radiation therapy after their surgery – treatments that are...
Rachel Katz underwent a double mastectomy due to her family history of breast cancer.Courtesy Rachel Katz Inevitably, when I tell someone I had this surgery or was planning to get it done, the response is almost always the same. "Oh, so you have the BRCA gene, right?" ...
doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2020.10.029Giuseppe Nisi aDiletta Maria Pierazzi aEdoardo Pica Alfieri aRoberto Cuomo aIrene Zerini aLuca Grimaldi aJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
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H Mohmand,A Naasan - 《Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery》 被引量: 18发表: 2002年 Transposition technique for correction of a malpositioned nipple-areola complex after reconstruction following a nipple-sparing mastectomy: a case report. malpositioncorrectiontranspositionWe developed a novel transposition ...
Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. “My doctors estimated ...