Prophylactic Double Mastectomy with Immediate DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Dvora’s Experience

Prophylactic Double Mastectomy with Immediate DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Dvora’s Experience July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Is DIEP flap reconstruction an option after prophylactic mastectomy? Due to a high risk of breast cancer, Dvora chose to undergo bilateral prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate DIEP flap breast reconstruction. “The minute I found out I was BRCA1 positive, […]

Implant vs DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Which Provides the Easiest Recovery? July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What breast reconstruction procedure has the easiest recovery? When considering breast reconstruction, a big concern for many patients is post-operative pain. Many women presume breast reconstruction with implants is the least painful option since the procedure […]

Male Breast Cancer Survivor Strives to Bring Awareness to the Disease July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What is is like having male breast cancer? Recently I had the privilege of speaking with a lovely couple whose lives’ have been impacted by breast cancer. This is their story: A few years back, Michael […]

Helping Women Restore Feeling To Reconstructed Breast After Mastectomy July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin How do surgeons help restore feeling after a mastectomy? Breast reconstruction helps women feel “whole” again both physically and emotionally after breast cancer by restoring what cancer tried to take away. During a mastectomy, nerves that supply the […]

10 Tips to Prepare for Breast Reconstruction Surgery July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin How can you prepare for breast reconstruction surgery? If you were going to give a close friend one piece of advice to prepare for breast reconstruction, what would it be? This is the question I recently presented to our social […]

DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction on the Rise July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin How often is DIEP flap reconstruction performed in the nation?  A recent study published by PubMed shows there is an increased use of autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database, information on breast cancer and mastectomy […]

PRMA is Celebrating 607 DIEP Flaps for 2016 July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin A few weeks ago, we announced our record breaking 600th DIEP flap breast reconstruction procedure for 2016! We kept at it for the few working days remaining in the year, and we are proud to announce we performed a […]

PRMA Plastic Surgery Represented at ASRM 2017 July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin The American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery held its annual meeting in Hawaii this year! The meeting kicked off last Thursday and wraps up today! The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) was established in 1984 and has served “to promote, […]

Breast Cancer “Vaccine” Offers Hope July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin What is the breast cancer vaccine? Researchers have announced a potential new treatment for early stage breast cancer. The therapy is being called an “immunology vaccine” and works by enhancing your immune system, helping your body to use its best weapon to […]

600 Flap Breast Reconstructions – A New Record For PRMA Plastic Surgery July 16, 2020 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Congratulations are in order for the surgeons of PRMA Plastic Surgery! Today they set a new record by performing their 600th free flap microsurgical breast reconstruction procedure this year! This makes PRMA Plastic Surgery one […]