by Marnie | Oct 31, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Expander Implants |
Following on my series of articles about the different types of reconstruction surgery, today I’m discussing expander implants after mastectomy. What Is Tissue Expansion? A tissue expander is used widely in breast reconstruction when there is not enough skin to...
by Marnie | Oct 27, 2012 | GAP, IGAP, SGAP Flap |
When I first decided to write about all the different types of reconstruction surgery, I had no idea how many types there were! Even in the eight years since I had breast cancer, this type of surgery has come a long way and I certainly did not have as many options...
by Marnie | Oct 26, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, SIEA flap |
Deciding upon which type of reconstruction surgery to have after losing part of your breast, or all of it, or both of them, to breast cancer is often very difficult, so I decided to devote all of my blog posts this week to a discussion of the various types of...
by Marnie | Oct 25, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, TUG Flap |
Deciding upon which type of reconstruction surgery to have after losing part of your breast, or all of it, or both of them, to breast cancer is often very difficult, so I decided to devote all of my blog posts this week to a discussion of the various types of...
by Marnie | Oct 24, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Latissimus Dorsi Flap Surgery |
Deciding upon which type of reconstruction surgery to have after losing part of your breast, or all of it, or both of them, to breast cancer is often very difficult, so I decided to devote all of my blog posts this week to a discussion of the various types of...