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D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...

In women undergoing breast reconstruction using their own (autologous) tissue, newer "muscle-sparing" abdominal flaps can reduce complications while improving some aspects of quality of life, reports ...

The breast reconstruction service at Helen Joseph Hospital is free to breast cancer patients who have had either one or both breasts removed. not need radiotherapy after the operation. The Medscape ...

February 26, 2016 - In women undergoing breast reconstruction using their own (autologous) tissue, newer "muscle-sparing" abdominal flaps can reduce complications while improving some aspects of ...

Women who undergo autologous postmastectomy breast reconstruction are more likely to develop complications but are more apt to be satisfied 2 years later with their breasts and feel better about ...

Breast reconstructions may need to be redone years later. Breast reconstruction has given women the option to replace a breast that has been removed because of cancer. But reconstruction techniques, ...

A woman with a breast cancer diagnosis faces many sudden choices, and in the emotional frenzy, reconstruction decisions may get short shrift Lisa Wychgram Kluzik of Lafayette, California, was 38 years ...

A decade ago, Dr. Sheina Macadam was one of few Canadian plastic surgeons performing a new type of microvascular breast reconstruction surgery for women who lost their breasts due to cancer. Unlike ...