The Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog

Vascularized lymph node transfer is the latest surgical option for the treatment of lymphedema. The procedure was first described several ye...

A big "thank you" to Sharon Pira from Monterey, California for sharing her DIEP flap journey with us.... "I was diagnose...

Fat grafting has been in the news a fair amount so I thought I'd give you a brief run-down of what's involved.... Fat grafting ...

Did you know breast reconstruction can be performed at any time, even years after a mastectomy? "Immediate breast reconstruction...

With so much to think about after a breast cancer diagnosis, many patients facing mastectomy do not fully understand how the timing of breas...

The DIEP flap procedure has rapidly become the "gold standard" in breast reconstruction today. While not every woman is a candidat...

Radiation therapy is often recommended as part of breast cancer treatment. Patients undergoing lumpectomy receive radiation routinely once t...

A study published in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics examined the effect of radiation ...

One of my breast cancer patients called me today. She recently underwent bilateral mastectomies and immediate breast reconstruction with DIE...

Women with breast cancer often undergo a lumpectomy and radiation to save their breasts and avoid the need for additional reconstructive sur...