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Painful Lumps After Breast Reduction? by Dr. John D. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 28 Jan 2010 12:00am After breast reduction surgery it frequently takes a while for the healing to be complete. During the process of healing, scar tissue can form along the incisions and also within the breast (fat necrosis.) Your body usually improves this scar tissue in a process called scar remodeling over the course of the first year to 18 months. If ther ... Read on »

Mammograms after Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction - Are They Really Needed? by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 16 Jun 2009 11:21pm "Do I still need to have mammograms after my mastectomy and breast reconstruction?" I'm asked this question quite often. The truth is there's a lot of ongoing debate about this. Some doctors feel that since there is no "natural" breast tissue left, there is no need to continue monitoring patients. I disagree with thi ... Read on »

Mammograms after Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction - Are They Really Needed? by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 12:38pm "Do I still need to have mammograms after my mastectomy and breast reconstruction?" I'm asked this question quite often. The truth is there's a lot of ongoing debate about this. Some doctors feel that since there is no "natural" breast tissue left, there is no need to continue monitoring patients. I disagree with t ... Read on »

Halloween Theme: Fat Necrosis (dress up as the fatty lump in Brandy's chest for Halloween!) by Brandy W. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 07 Oct 2008 7:08pm Best news ever: FAT NECROSIS! Biopsy is clear. It took them a goddamn while to get back to me, and I have my suspicions that the only reason the doc called was because she read this article in the Straight about me: Cancer Affects Young Adults. She called me and said, "Did my secretary call you?" "Um, nope." [I had called and left 2 message wi ... Read on »

Woman awarded $8.25M after breast augmentation & mastopexy complication by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 1:03am In a full display of " jackpot justice" American-style, a Florida jury awarded a women over $ 8 million (USD) to compensate for pain and suffering for complications resulting from an augmentation mastopexy surgery. This episode highlights both a tort system out of control as well as the risk associated many breast operations (reductions, lifts ... Read on »

Red Sox yes! Fat graft no! Stay far,far away from this Boston area Dermatologist's plan by Dr. Robert O. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 1:03am The Boston Herald last week did a "gee whiz" piece on a dermatologist(!) promising to start performing breast enlargement via fat grafting despite the fact that there is no literature documenting it's either safe or effective. Over the last year I think I've mentioned this idea once or twice commenting on some of the technology evolving to ... Read on »

Dead Fat by Brandy W. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:54pm "Fat necrosis." That's what Dr. D., the breast cancer surgeon (not to be confused with Dr. VL, who is the plastic surgeon) said when she felt my lumps. She smiled and said not to worry. I asked her what would be the point in getting a chest xray--as I'm scheduled to get tomorrow. She shrugged and said, "Might as well." Ok. ... Read on »

Previous Abdominal Surgeries Increase Risk of Abdominal Complications following DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 6:52pm A study published in the May edition of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" has shown that patients who have had previous abdominal surgery are at an increased risk of suffering abdominal complications following DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Here is the abstract: DIEP Flaps in Women with Abdominal Scars: Are Complication Rates Affected ... Read on »

Previous Abdominal Surgeries Increase Risk of Abdominal Complications following DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 6:53pm A study published in the May edition of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" has shown that patients who have had previous abdominal surgery are at an increased risk of suffering abdominal complications following DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Here is the abstract: DIEP Flaps in Women with Abdominal Scars: Are Complication Rates Affected? ... Read on »

False positive diagnosis in breast FNAC. by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:02pm Some common lesion leading to false positive diagnosis in FNA of breast are listed with Keys to differentiate them. Artifactual Atypia Most common of these is disruption of cell aggregates by too vigorous smearing, which can mimic the loss of cohesion characteristic of malignant epithelial cells . Excessive smearing pressure can also cause ... Read on »