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“Having a new breast with a nipple is important to many women. Reconstructing the nipple-areola complex completes the sense of restoration that helps some women put cancer behind them.” — plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. Click HERE for the full article.

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HealthNewsDigest.com – New York, NY, December 1, 2020 More and more women who have lost a breast to mastectomy now choose breast reconstruction. Reconstruction can be performed either at the time of the mastectomy, called “immediate reconstruction,” or later, called “delayed reconstruction.” Breast reconstruction can also be performed either via breast implants or with a […]

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Many women worry that breast pain might be a sign of breast cancer. While this is unusual, it’s not impossible. Inflammatory breast cancer, which accounts for 1%-5% of breast cancers does cause pain as well as redness, swelling, and thickened or dimpled skin. The important thing for women to know is that while most breast […]

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“Nurses can counsel women that they see to get screening for breast cancer,” added Constance M. Chen, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist in New York. “Breast cancer screening can lead to early detection, which leads to improved survival.” Click HERE for the full article.

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Most breast pain is cyclical – linked to hormonal fluctuation associated with the reproductive cycle. Women describe cyclical breast pain as the breasts feeling heavy, tender, swollen and achy. It is caused by increases in estrogen and progesterone that occur before the menstrual period and cause the breasts to swell. Cyclical breast pain generally affects […]

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It may be in the form of soreness, sharp burning pangs, or tightness. “Breast pain, or mastalgia, is usually straightforward to diagnose and treat,” says plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. “While it is seldom a sign of something serious, pain that doesn’t go away after one or two menstrual cycles or […]

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“Most congenital breast anomalies are not medically dangerous but can cause emotional distress,” says plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. Fortunately, these conditions can usually be corrected surgically preempting long-lasting effects on self-esteem, according to a news release. Click HERE for the full article.

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Breast development in adolescence and the teen years is an important marker in the transition to adulthood for young women. At an age typified by self-consciousness about body image, coming to terms with anomalies in breast development is particularly difficult. “Most congenital breast anomalies are not medically dangerous but can cause emotional distress,” says plastic […]

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Bras hold the breasts up. “A good bra can help support the breasts, offloading the Cooper’s ligaments in the breasts,” says Dr. Chen. Ultimately, this may reduce some stretching and sagging. That said, there’s far more that plays into sagging than bras. For one, a study in the Annals of Plastic Surgery suggests that breast […]

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Dr. Chen says that resensation, which adds about an extra hour and a half to the natural tissue reconstruction surgery, doesn’t work for every patient, but many of her patients say they redevelop nearly complete sensation after the procedure. All of her patients have gotten some level of sensation back, although it’s not always much. […]

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