Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Author: Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo Is there a difference in recovery between the different abdominal flap breast reconstruction options? A study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery examined the abdominal recovery rates and patient satisfaction after breast reconstruction with different abdominal flaps: the DIEP, SIEA and muscle-sparing free TRAM. The SIEA (superficial inferior […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Do diet and exercise impact your breast cancer risk? We all know that eating healthy and staying active is super important, but how much do daily habits like diet and exercise affect your cancer risk? Much more than you probably think, say researchers. Every year more than 572,000 Americans die […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Are you considering breast reconstruction and have questions regarding your options or would like more information on a specific procedure? PRMA Plastic Surgeons Dr. Oscar Ochoa and Dr. Gary Arishita will answer your breast reconstruction questions live on Friday April 5th from 10am-12pm central time. You can submit your questions […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin There have been a lot of questions recently regarding nipple sparing mastectomy, so I wanted to provide a closer look at the topic. What is a nipple sparing mastectomy? A nipple sparing mastectomy is a technique that preserves the nipple, areola, and all the breast skin. With a nipple […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin The answer is complex because stem cells are being used in different ways by reconstructive surgeons to accomplish breast reconstruction. Here is what we do at PRMA. Our initial, or first stage, breast reconstruction is accomplished with an autologous tissue reconstruction, typically a DIEP flap. This is the ultimate fat and […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What can be done for wounds from breast reconstruction that are not healing properly? This depends on the severity of the wound. The most common type of wound healing problem we see is a superficial wound that develops because an area of the incision is slow to heal. Superficial wounds […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What is the impact of radiation on breast reconstruction? Radiation therapy is often recommended as part of breast cancer treatment. Patients undergoing lumpectomy receive radiation routinely once they’ve healed from surgery. Some mastectomy patients also need radiation after surgery depending on the size and characteristics of the tumor, and […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin How can you reduce stress around the holidays? Holiday stress is hard to avoid and when you add breast cancer to the hype of the holidays, you may feel especially overwhelmed. We recently had the opportunity to invite Sylvia Villareal, a certified yoga instructor who specializes in stress management using […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin How do surgeons create symmetry during delayed breast reconstruction? In my last blog we discussed the topic of breast reconstruction in the setting of prophylactic mastectomy for breast cancer prevention for women carrying one of the BRCA gene mutations. In this circumstance it is generally relatively easy to achieve symmetry of […]
Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin The other day I did a search for the best jobs in America and found that working in the healthcare industry is by far one of the best fields to be in. Going to school for PR and marketing I wasn’t sure what industry I would end up in, but […]
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