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Christina Applegate & Breast Reconstruction
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Dr. John D.
CelebNewsWire Christina Applegate has had a double mastectomy and now is apparently looking into breast reconstruction. Good for her. The overall tone of this piece however underscores the lack of understanding on the topic. Breast reconstruction and cosmetic breast surge ...
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Breast Reconstruction Often Not Discussed
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Dr. C
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with breast cancer faced with treatment decisions are often not told by their surgeons about the possibility of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, a study confirms. When these conversations do occur, many more women choose mastectomy, researchers found. In a survey of 1,178 wome ...
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Breast Reconstruction Often Not Discussed
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Dr. C
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with breast cancer faced with treatment decisions are often not told by their surgeons about the possibility of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, a study confirms. When these conversations do occur, many more women choose mastectomy, researchers found. In a survey of 1,178 wome ...
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Modern Concepts in Breast Reconstruction:
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Dr. Jennifer Berman
... enough of a deformity to be the cause of significant psychological distress. Many studies have shown that negative psychological consequences of mastectomy can be reduced by breast reconstruction. There are data to show that immediate breast reconstruction at the time of the mastectomy is more effective in this regard. With advances in surgical te ...
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Impact of Radiation on Breast Reconstruction
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Dr. C
... k it is fair to say that most reconstructive breast surgeons, myself included, are not particularly fond of radiation because of the way it impacts the patient's tissues (and breast reconstruction in general.) Nonetheless, it is important to remember that "life comes before breast" and in certain situations there is a definite benefit for ...
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Single stage breast reconstruction
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Dr. Robert O.
It's nice to see some main stream media articles on things like breast reconstruction rather then Dr. 90210 or Nip/Tuck. This article elaborates on single stage breast reconstruction with implants. The novel concept of this is to combine a ...
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Questions about breast reconstruction
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Dr. Robert O.
... hen I was applying to programs last year and traversing the country visiting programs, there were a few trends which enticed applicants, probably none more that microvascular breast reconstruction. I was curious whether you think this trend will persist, or do you think increased insurance skepticism and comparability of implant based reconstructio ...
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Questions about breast reconstruction
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Dr. Robert O.
... When I was applying to programs last year and traversing the country visiting programs, there were a few trends which enticed applicants, probably none more thatmicrovascular breast reconstruction. I was curious whether you think this trend will persist, or do you think increased insurance skepticism and comparability of implant based reconstructio ...
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Questions about breast reconstruction
by
Dr. Robert O.
... hen I was applying to programs last year and traversing the country visiting programs, there were a few trends which enticed applicants, probably none more that microvascular breast reconstruction. I was curious whether you think this trend will persist, or do you think increased insurance skepticism and comparability of implant based reconstructio ...
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