For most patients, stretching of the soft-tissue mastectomy envelope is required ... Once inflation is complete, a second surgical procedure may be needed to replace the tissue expander with ...

But others must have their entire breast removed, in a procedure called mastectomy, and then, if desired, have their breast ...

It only pays for medically essential plastic surgery to treat trauma, malformations, or breast reconstruction after mastectomy ... certain plastic surgery procedures. While Medicare does not ...

For women who have had a mastectomy, crocheted knockers offer a softer, more comfortable alternative to silicone prostheses.

If you vape or smoke cigarettes or weed, you’ll need to quit ahead of your top surgery. The American College of Surgeons ...

Luke Boisvert of Nashua, a 13-year-old transgender male, said a proposed ban on minors receiving hormone treatments or puberty blockers could trap him in a prepubescent life because he suffers from ...

mastectomy and other breast surgery, prostatectomy, thyroidectomy, laryngeal surgery and other head and neck procedures, hysterectomy, spine surgery, coronary artery bypass graft, and knee or hip ...

A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers is leading a new clinical trial aimed to ...

A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers is leading a new clinical trial aimed to optimize pain management and reduce the need for opioids after mastectomy ...

But others must have their entire breast removed, in a procedure called mastectomy, and then, if desired, have their breast reconstructed through plastic surgery. For this study, researchers ...