After being diagnosed with breast cancer, 1/3 of women choose to have a mastectomy, or surgical removal of the entire breast, says an October 2008 article by Peter G. Cordeiro, M.D. in "The New England Journal of Medicine." Removal of one or both...
Ear gauging is a type of body modification where you use different size ear gauges to stretch the earlobe to form a through hole. Ear stretching is popular in Western culture, but individuals modify the ear for many different reasons, including...
Fashions change and current trends indicate that curves--mountainous mounds of curves--are "in." Breast augmentation surgeries continue to increase, year over year, even in a down economy, and new, non-surgical interventions come to market on a...
After a mastectomy for breast cancer, some women opt for surgical reconstruction. According to breastcancer.org, 75 percent of women who have a mastectomy go on to have reconstruction of one or both breasts. Some women who have lumpectomies also...
Breast cancer surgery is often a life-saving treatment. The reconstruction procedures that follow allow women to return to a normal life and maintain a positive body image. For proper healing, follow your doctor's instructions regarding aftercare....
Breast fat necrosis is a benign or non-cancerous condition that occurs as an after-effect of surgery or radiation. Although far less common, it also can develop in response to an injury to the breast. It can be concerning for women because it...
Nobody understands the importance of regular mammograms more than breast cancer survivors, yet all too often people put off scheduling a mammogram after recovering from cancer care. Part of the reason may be the fact that the last mammogram...
A mastectomy is a complete removal of a woman's breast through surgery, an approach often taken to treat breast cancer. Exercises following a mastectomy are designed to help restore range of motion and function of the shoulder joint, and to...
Breast reconstruction restores a natural look to a woman who has had a mastectomy because of breast cancer. Most women who have had a mastectomy can have successful reconstructive surgery. If you have already had a mastectomy and you're now...
Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap -- or TRAM flap, for short -- is a surgery that uses skin and fatty tissue from the lower abdomen to reconstruct the breast after a mastectomy. Since two areas of the body require recovery following...
Approximately one-third of breast cancer patients require a mastectomy--the removal of one or both breasts, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. If the patient is interested and has enough healthy skin and tissue left after the...
