Race, Age, Geography, Significantly Decrease Odds of Breast Reconstruction...

U.S. Newswire;  February 27, 2003 ;     530 words ......Hispanic, and Asian women have breast reconstruction after mastectomy is significantly...whether a woman chooses to have breast reconstruction is significantly influenced by...cancer. Of these patients, 1,607 had breast reconstruction within four months after mastectomy...

Breast reconstruction following mastectomy

Indian Journal of Surgery;  July 1, 2004 ;     327 words ......article "Post mastectomy immediate breast reconstruction experience in a high volume center...surgical tradition has dismissed breast reconstruction following mastectomy as frivolous...successful and reliable techniques of breast reconstruction in carefully selected group of...

One-Third of Physicians Don't Offer Breast Reconstruction Referrals to...

U.S. Newswire;  December 17, 2002 ;     517 words ......breast cancer patients referrals for breast reconstruction, according to a study in a recent...documenting the positive effect breast reconstruction has on a woman's quality of life...patients who would benefit from breast reconstruction are not being referred to plastic...

Breast Reconstruction Can Help Restore Sense of Wholeness

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 8, 1995 ;     700+ words ......for a mastectomy, the promise of breast reconstruction helped Spicer preserve her belief...deterred by ambivalence about whether breast reconstruction is a matter of sanity or vanity...completely inappropriate about breast reconstruction," Spicer says. "Sometimes people...

MEDICAL JUSTICE; INSURERS PAY TOO LITTLE TO COVER VITAL BREAST...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 29, 2008 ;     441 words ......who cover mastectomies to cover breast reconstruction, it does not specify the level...reimburses a maximum of $600 for breast reconstruction, while the surgery can cost up...so far. Insurers must do more. Breast reconstruction is more than a matter of cosmetics...

Following new paths in breast reconstruction: from a plastic surgeon's...

Plastic Surgery Products;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the different types of breast reconstruction procedures? Every patient...treated individually. Breast reconstruction is a complex procedure...different approaches to breast reconstruction. There are those that...

Non-microsurgical breast reconstruction

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Goals of Post - Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction The goal of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction is to produce an aesthetic result...The most appropriate option for breast reconstruction depends on patient's aesthetic...

Breast reconstruction risky for obese women following mastectomy

The Hindustan Times;  October 9, 2006 ;     356 words ......think twice before going ahead with breast reconstruction following mastectomy until they...women who are planning to undergo breast reconstruction may also have lower post surgery...complication rates for all types of breast reconstruction ranging from implants to flaps...

Breast reconstruction.(FYI)

OB GYN News;  November 1, 2003 ;     65 words ......University of Texas offers two resources on breast reconstruction. Breast Reconstruction: What You Need to Know is a free CD-R...The Well-Informed Patient's Guide to Breast Reconstruction is a book available on the Web at...

QUERIES ANSWERED ABOUT BREAST RECONSTRUCTION

Sun Publications (IL);  November 5, 1997 ;     510 words ......doctors have suggested that she think about having breast reconstruction at the time of her surgery. What does breast reconstruction entail? Is it safe? A: Breast reconstruction following mastectomy is fairly common. It allows women...

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WON'T DELAY CHEMO

United Press International;  September 20, 2004 ;     221 words ......Press International 09-20-2004 Breast reconstruction won't delay chemo CHICAGO, Sep...via COMTEX) -- Although immediate breast reconstruction can result in wound complication...Sixty-two patients underwent immediate breast reconstruction after their mastectomies and 81...

Implants Not Implicated in Cancer Recurrence

USA Today;  October 1, 2005 ;     318 words ...BREAST RECONSTRUCTION Women interested in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy should not worry that their...Ill. "For women contemplating immediate breast reconstruction, there is a lot of information being presented...

Donor human tissue used in breast reconstruction.(MATERIALS)

Biomedical Materials;  November 1, 2005 ;     241 words ...Breast reconstruction using donor human tissue offers...human dermis (Alloderm) in breast reconstruction to replace tissue lost in...the tissue expanders used in breast reconstruction, he said. The study also showed...

Breast Reconstruction Less Likely for black Women

Journal of the National Medical Association;  October 1, 2004 ;     217 words ......are far less likely to undergo breast reconstruction following mastectomy than white...of the women underwent immediate breast reconstruction. This included 20.2% of African-Americ...less likely to undergo immediate breast reconstruction than white women. The rates of...

ASPS Urges Team Approach to Breast Reconstruction

U.S. Newswire;  August 22, 2008 ;     482 words ......mastectomy, and plans to go forth with breast reconstruction, calls attention to the need for...breast cancer. A decision to have breast reconstruction surgery is a decision to have plastic...state-of-the-art techniques in breast reconstruction including implant approaches and...