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Should I Get a Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation After Mastectomy?

A mastectomy can affect the psychological well-being of breast cancer survivors. This is understandable since they have likely lost a significant amount of breast tissue, resulting in a loss of one or two breasts, and grapple with this fact every day. However, there is still life after a mastectomy. You are already in the stage... Continue Reading

Choosing Between Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy: What’s Best for Me?

Pankaj Tiwari, MD | January 28, 2022 October 20, 2022 | Breast Reconstruction | Leave your thoughts

Every woman diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer faces an important decision about what type of surgery to have. A mastectomy, the removal of one or both breasts, used to be the routine surgical treatment for breast cancer because it could reduce the risk of recurrence. However, a breast tumor does not leave patients with only... Continue Reading

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Living with Breast Cancer: A Tribute to Mothers

Santosh Kale, MD | May 18, 2021 May 20, 2021 | Breast Reconstruction | Leave your thoughts

In our practice, which performs breast reconstruction for hundreds of women each year, we have met many cancer survivors. We have heard their stories, walked alongside them on their journey, and are inspired by their strength. We want to honor these women and celebrate their courage and strength by telling their stories in hopes of... Continue Reading

Breast Cancer After Prophylactic Mastectomy

Santosh Kale, MD | December 7, 2020 October 20, 2022 | Breast Reconstruction | Leave your thoughts

Breast cancer is a concern for many women in America. There are many options to minimize the chances of developing the disease later in life for those women with a high risk of developing breast cancer. One of those options is a prophylactic mastectomy, a surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts to prevent... Continue Reading

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Deciding Factors Before Undergoing Breast Reconstruction

Ergun Kocak, MD | July 9, 2020 September 5, 2022 | Breast Reconstruction | 2 Comments

Reconstructive surgery answers a patient’s more subtle need or desire to regain what cancer took away. It is often the final step in the fight against breast cancer, following mastectomy or lumpectomy and various other therapies. If you find yourself – as thousands of women – contemplating the pros and cons of breast reconstruction, there... Continue Reading

Does insurance cover prosthetics, mastectomy bras, and accessories?

Ergun Kocak, MD | June 15, 2020 May 20, 2021 | Breast Reconstruction | 1 Comment

Surgical procedures used to treat breast cancer, such as lumpectomy or mastectomy, often cause changes that can result in breast asymmetry or absence of the breast altogether. Many excellent products are designed to help patients achieve symmetry after these breast cancer surgeries. Recently, I had the pleasure of talking to Rachel Brown at Over My Head Boutique located... Continue Reading

Choosing the Right Plastic Surgeon for DIEP Flap

Ergun Kocak, MD | April 21, 2020 November 22, 2021 | Breast Reconstruction | Leave your thoughts

As a plastic surgeon, I would expect that most of my friends and family would call me to ask about wrinkles, skincare, or aesthetic surgeries. But this is not the case. Instead, most of the time, they call to ask about doctors from other specialties, confused about their background and certification. The process of finding... Continue Reading

Understanding Resensation Surgery

Ergun Kocak, MD | February 28, 2019 June 29, 2020 | Breast Reconstruction | Leave your thoughts

For women who have undergone a mastectomy (e.g. total, radical and double mastectomy), this procedure can be life-changing. Although breast reconstruction is possible, you may notice a lack of sensation after having this procedure. The loss of tissue in the breast area often involves severing and disrupting nerve cells. This loss of sensation can be... Continue Reading

Going Flat After Mastectomy

Pankaj Tiwari, MD | January 30, 2019 October 20, 2022 | Breast Reconstruction | 10 Comments

In our practice, we see an increasing number of patients who have undergone prior mastectomy and have chosen to forgo any breast reconstruction procedures. Unfortunately, these patients are oftentimes left with excess skin and soft-tissue at the inframammary fold area – the lateral trunk area – and sometimes overhanging their mastectomy incision. Many of these... Continue Reading

Breast Implant Autoimmune Disease Review by Dr. Tiwari

Breast Implant Associated Autoimmune Disease Study Review

Pankaj Tiwari, MD | November 29, 2018 October 19, 2022 | News, Breast Reconstruction | 30 Comments

Over the past year, our practice has seen an increasing number of patients for implant removal consultation. These are patients who have had implants in place for either cosmetic or reconstructive reasons. Patients have presented with a myriad number of complaints which have included many neurologic concerns not limited to memory loss, brain fog, dizziness,... Continue Reading

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