Breast reconstruction after a radical mastectomy using the temporary subcutaneous tissue expander is described ... with a smaller permanent mammary implant. Sixty-eight patients were reconstructed ...

This stretching process, or tissue expansion, is accomplished by placement of an inflatable tissue expander beneath the chest wall muscle at the time of mastectomy. The tissue expander is ...

Kathy Bates is opening up about her decision to forgo reconstruction surgery after undergoing a double mastectomy following a ...

Breast implants are a way to recreate the shape of a breast after part or all of the breast is removed (mastectomy ... Sometimes an implant is placed during the same surgery as mastectomy. But often ...