Reconstruction Coverage Under the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act
By Laura Wong-Pan on October 11th, 2012 Categories: Day-to-Day Matters, Treatment & Side EffectsWhen you are diagnosed with breast cancer and opt for mastectomy and breast reconstruction, the last thing you want to worry about is whether your surgery will be covered by your health insurance plan. Such surgical procedures can cost tens of thousands of dollars, taking into account the bills from the lab, the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, the surgical assistant, the hospital, and others.
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Q&A with Vinnie Myers, 3D Nipple Tattoo Specialist
By Vinnie Myers on April 27th, 2012 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyI would like to thank all of you who took the time to read and/or comment on my recent blog post. The positive responses were great inspiration to me and I thought it might help to post a few images of the work I’ve been doing lately — and open the opportunity for anyone who might have a question about the relatively new service of …
3D Illusion Nipple Tattoos: The Finishing Touch
By Vinnie Myers on February 16th, 2012 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyTwenty-five years ago or so, if someone had said to me, “One day you’ll be tattooing nipples on women who have battled breast cancer,” I would have said they were crazy. Yet here I am doing just that, spending the majority of my days implanting pigments into the skin to create the illusion of a 3-dimensional nipple and areola. What a thing it is… or… …
