Breast Reconstruction Q&A with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Implant vs. Using Your Own Tissue
By Kris Conner on August 13th, 2015 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWelcome to our breast reconstruction Q&A blog series with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S. of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA. In this installment, Dr. Sullivan compares implant reconstruction with reconstruction using your own tissues (flap reconstruction).
Read Dr. Sullivan’s Q&A on Flap Reconstruction.
Read Dr. Sullivan’s Q&A on Implant Reconstruction.
How do you know whether implant reconstruction is …
Breast Reconstruction Q&A with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Flap Reconstruction
By Kris Conner on July 8th, 2015 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWelcome to our breast reconstruction Q&A blog series with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S. of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA. In this installment of our series, Dr. Sullivan answers your questions about using your own tissue to reconstruct a breast (flap reconstruction).
Read the Q&A with Dr. Sullivan on implant reconstruction.
Q: I am planning to have double mastectomy with …
Breast Reconstruction Q&A with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Implant Reconstruction
By Kris Conner on June 11th, 2015 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWelcome to our breast reconstruction Q&A blog series with Scott Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S. of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA. In this installment of our series, Dr. Sullivan answers your questions about reconstruction using implants. Stay tuned for future blogs in which Dr. Sullivan answers questions about flap reconstruction (using your own tissue to recreate the breast).
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Choosing No Reconstruction — Are You the Only One?
By Barbara Kriss on July 31st, 2014 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsIf you’re facing a mastectomy, you may be surprised to find that virtually everyone expects you to have reconstruction. Your doctors, your friends, and even your family may believe that without reconstruction you won’t be happy and you won’t feel whole or feminine. But what if you don’t share these concerns? What if you don’t think reconstruction is right for you?
Perhaps you want to …
Like Mother (in Law), Like Daughter (in Law)
By Barbara Kriss on June 11th, 2014 Categories: Treatment & Side EffectsWhen I was facing a bilateral mastectomy, I had a wonderful role model — my mother-in-law, Reggie, who lived without breasts (and without reconstruction) for over 50 years. Reggie was a striking woman with dark wavy hair and flawless skin. She wore loose, flowing apparel, often accented by colorful scarves. The loose clothes were necessitated by severe lymphedema that developed in one arm after surgery …
