Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin When Should You Consider Prophylactic Mastectomy of The Non-Cancer Breast? Having breast cancer in one breast increases a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer in the second breast at some point. Unless the patient is “high risk” (eg BRCA+), this risk peaks at about 20% over the patient’s lifetime […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What’s it like to have breast reconstruction? PRMA Plastic Surgery would like to thank Mrs. Leslie Mouton, local news anchor for KSAT12 News in San Antonio, for documenting her experiences with breast cancer reconstruction. We hope that patients are able to gain first hand knowledge from Mrs. Mouton’s experience and […]
July 07, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What are the different cosmetic surgery options offered at PRMA Plastic Surgery? Our experienced surgeons offer breast augmentation (enhancement) with breast implants, breast lift (mastopexy), and breast reduction procedures. These procedures help create an aesthetically pleasing look for women who are self-conscious about their breast shape or […]
July 07, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What are cosmetic surgery options to improved body contour? Patients seeking an improvement in body contour are usually candidates for either liposuction, a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), a body lift, or some combination of these procedures. Our experienced plastic surgeons help patients determine which treatment option will give […]
July 07, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What are perforator flaps? How are they used in breast reconstruction? Microsurgical breast reconstruction using perforator flaps represents the state of the art in reconstructive breast surgery after mastectomy. The tissue removed by the mastectomy is replaced with the patient’s own living tissue to recreate a “natural”, […]
July 07, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What are the breast reconstruction options using your own tissue? The ideal breast reconstruction technique is one which allows reconstruction of a “natural”, warm, soft breast with the least impact on the patient’s body. While breast reconstruction with stem cells may not be too far off, […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What breast reconstruction options use muscle? Women interested in breast reconstruction after mastectomy have several reconstruction options to choose from. In Part I of this series we discussed tissue expanders, breast implants and Alloderm. Though implant reconstruction remains the most common method of breast reconstruction in the US, many women […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What breast reconstruction options use implants? This post is the first of a 3-part series on reconstructive breast surgery discussing the reconstructive options available to women facing mastectomy for breast cancer. Every woman has a right to breast reconstruction. This has now actually become a federal mandate and insurance […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Does breast reconstruction increase the chance of breast cancer recurrence? One of my out-of-state breast cancer patients called me today. She recently underwent bilateral mastectomies and immediate breast reconstruction with DIEP flaps. She recovered very well from the surgery but unfortunately her final pathology results showed that she would […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Author: Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo How can surgeons reduce the risk of abdominal complications following DIEP flap breast reconstruction? The following interesting article was published in the “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” journal. Avoiding Denervation of Rectus Abdominis in DIEP Flap Harvest II: An Intraoperative Assessment of the Nerves to Rectus […]
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