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...
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...
Of the 254,000 women who have breast cancer each year, 78,000 undergo a mastectomy which is complete removal of a breast. An estimated 40 percent of those having a mastectomy pursue breast reconstruction. Fortunately, there have never been so many...
Breast cancer treatment can require the partial (lumpectomy) or total (mastectomy) removal of a woman's breast. Many women choose to have the removed breast replaced in order to maintain a somewhat normal, symmetrical appearance. The timing of...
