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“Radiation therapy always automatically unfavorably affects the aesthetics of any breast reconstruction,” says Dr. Chen. “But if a woman wants autologous tissue reconstruction, she may be advised to postpone placing the natural tissue until her radiation is completed.” In these cases, the patient can undergo a delayed immediate reconstruction, in which a tissue expander is […]

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Of course, people with larger breasts might find that a bra helps reduce acne and chafing by preventing the skin from rubbing against itself, notes Constance M.Chen, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist. Click HEREfor the full article.

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“The body’s reaction to surgery depends on many factors. Most important are the patient’s overall health, type and location of the surgery, and the aftereffects of anesthesia. Before surgery, each woman should discuss with her surgeon both the expected effects of the procedure she will undergo and the individual factors that might affect her recovery. […]

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Hundreds of thousands of women undergo breast surgery every year. Whether these procedures are reconstructive, cosmetic, or therapeutic, surgery itself is traumatic to the body. “The body’s reaction to surgery depends on many factors,” says plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist Dr. Constance M Chen. “Most important are the patient’s overall health, type and location […]

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“The newest surgical treatments are nipple-sparing mastectomies, perforator flap breast reconstruction, and restoring sensation after mastectomies in breast reconstruction,” Dr. Constance Chen, a board-certified plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist in New York City, says. “Now, many women who choose surgeons trained in these more advanced techniques no longer have to put up with painful […]

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“As we came to understand that survival rates are similar for mastectomy and lumpectomy, many women chose the less invasive, breast-conserving lumpectomy, but in the last two decades or so, influenced by public discussion of celebrities’ mastectomies and by advances in breast reconstruction that have made it possible to create a new breast barely distinguishable […]

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While coping with the emotional turmoil that follows abreast cancerdiagnosis, a woman must absorb a seemingly vast amount of information that will help her make important decisions about the treatment options available to her.Many women with early-stage cancer learn that while surgery will be needed, the decision of whether to attempt to remove just the […]

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Sometimes, however, the natural look and feel of the reconstructed breast may be more apparent to others than it is to the woman herself. While pleased with the appearance of her new breasts, some women are disappointed to realize that to her reconstructed breast is numb to touch and sexual arousal. As breast reconstruction techniques […]

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“All breast implants have a silicone shell that also contains various chemicals and small amounts of heavy metals,”Constance M. Chen, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist, tellsHealth. “Some breast implants also have a silicone filling that can leach off an intact implant or spill out of a ruptured implant. The silicone, chemicals, […]

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While exercise can strengthen the arms and improve muscle tone, it cannot correct skin that has lost elasticity. An arm lift, or brachioplasty, can reshape the upper arm by removing excess skin and fat from the underside of the upper arm from armpit to elbow. Click HEREfor the full article.

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