For women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction – reconstruction using the patient's own tissues, rather than implants – the risks of overall and specific complications are increased at higher ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...

Women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction – in which the breast is reconstructed using the patient's own tissues– report higher satisfaction with their breasts at follow-up, compared to those ...

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For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and ...

Maria Helena Lima, M.D., an associate professor of the UAB Division of Plastic Surgery, was recently featured on UAB's MedCast Podcast. During the episode, Dr. Lima discusses the differences between ...

Trends in mastectomy rates over time in elderly women with stage I, hormone-sensitive breast cancer: A SEER-based study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

Breast reconstruction is commonly carried out in the context of breast cancer treatment, either at the time of breast cancer surgery or at a later date. The aim of breast reconstruction is to create a ...

​The debate between breast conservation surgery and mastectomy is no longer about which is superior, but about which is most ...