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Nipple Tattooing Provides the Finishing Touch Following Breast Cancer Reconstruction
Techniques in nipple tattooing are rapidly improving and give patients reconstructive options that were previously not available. In most cases, tattooing is performed three months after the nipple has been surgically created on the reconstructed breast to ...
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Nipple Tattooing Provides the Finishing Touch Following Breast Cancer Reconstruction
How are the nipple and areola reconstructed during breast surgery?
The nipple and areola are key elements of the reconstructed breast after mastectomy and are essential in restoring the breast to its natural form. Many patients have questions about how and when the nipple and areola are reconstructed. The first step in bre...
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How are the nipple and areola reconstructed during breast surgery?
Is My Insomnia Related to Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer survivors often experience high rates of insomnia, which can include difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep and disruption of circadian rhythm. A diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with several precipitating factors for ...
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Is My Insomnia Related to Breast Cancer?
The Truth about Breast Implants: Saline vs. Silicone
Breast implants have undergone a large number of revisions since their first release in the 1970s. The two currently available implants are saline implants and silicone implants. The implants used for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy are the same im...
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The Truth about Breast Implants: Saline vs. Silicone
“What is the Best Breast Reconstruction Method for Me?”
As chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center, I meet many patients who are about to have a mastectomy and have lots of questions. They want to understand their breast reconstruction options so they can decide which is best for t...
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“What is the Best Breast Reconstruction Method for Me?”
Settling Into Our New Home
It’s hard to believe that Temple Health Women’s Care has been open for over a year now. For me, the medical director, the year has flown by and much has happened. All of our medical specialties are up and running and all the doctors and staff are workin...
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Settling Into Our New Home
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