Scott Spear, MD: The Surgeon Who Saved One Million Nipples (and Counting)
The October 2015 cover story features Scott Spear, MD, an early champion of nipple-sparing mastectomy.
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Extended Reality Will Soon Display the Result of Plastic Surgery
Extended reality could be used to show people what their faces will look like after a surgical reconstruction, Taylor Daily Press reports.
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Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Basics: Understanding Your Options
Plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance Chen offers practical tips on breast reconstruction.
Does Using Hair Dye Increase Your Breast Cancer Risk?
Cleveland Clinic offers a Q&A on the latest research connecting hair colors and straighteners to breast cancer.
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New Commentary Confirms Flaws in Study That Shaped Current Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
A new commentary confirms significant flaws in two Canadian trials conducted in the 1980s which found that mammograms for women in their 40s did not reduce death rates from breast cancer, University of British Columbia reports.
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Tips on Improving Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Results
Plastic surgeon and breast reconstruction specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen explains when secondary breast reconstruction is necessary.
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Why Breast Reconstruction Patients Need to be Treated Differently
A bad experience with a plastic surgeon highlights the lack of empathy and support for some patients who get surgery out of necessity.
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How Amy Klobuchar’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Her Fight for New Legislation
A delayed mammogram that resulted in a breast cancer diagnosis pushed the senator to co-sponsor new legislation, according to Prevention.
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IU School of Medicine Launches New Study to Treat Rare Form of Breast Cancer
IU School of Medicine researcher Dr. Bryan Schneider is leading a new nationwide clinical trial to improve cure rates for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, Indiana Daily Student reports.
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Is Integra’s Breast Reconstruction PMA Doomed?
Despite getting shot down by a recent FDA advisory panel, Integra’s management team still seems confident that the agency will ultimately approve SurgiMend for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, MD+DI reports.
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Male Breast Cancer Patients Have Oncoplastic Surgical Options, Too
In Part 4 of the PSP Breast Cancer Series, M. Michele Blackwood, MD, FACS, and Valerie Gorman, MD, FACS, discuss breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and reconstruction in men.
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TELA Bio and Next Science Sign Agreement to Distribute Advanced Anti-Biofilm Surgical Wash
A new agreement between TELA Bio and Next Science includes exclusive right to sell and market Next Science’s proprietary no rinse antimicrobial solution in the US and first right of negotiation for EU market upon CE Approval.
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How to Close the Gap in Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment, Reconstruction, & Mortality Rates
In part three of PSP’s Breast Cancer Series, Derek Cody, MD, FACS, of Ohio’s Crystal Clinic Plastic Surgeons, and Hologic executive Jennifer Meade join the conversation to help educate patients and end healthcare disparities.
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What Is a Sensation Preserving Mastectomy?
During a conventional mastectomy surgery, patients lose partial to full sensation in their chest. Here’s what 2 experts want you to know about preventing that loss, according to Everyday Health.
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The Morbid Appeal of “Botched” Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic procedures are on the rise. So is our voyeuristic fascination with how they go wrong, according to Vox.
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FDA Advisory Panel Red Lights Integra’s Breast Reconstruction Mesh
An advisory panel on general and plastic surgery voted against recommending FDA approval of Integra LifeSciences’ SurgiMend mesh for the specific indication of breast reconstruction, even though the device has been used in breast reconstruction for more than a decade under a 510(k) clearance, MD+DI reports.
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Implant Maker AbbVie Launches Breast Cancer Campaign to Highlight Reconstruction Options
AbbVie’s “Power of You” campaign aims to celebrate patients’ courage and inner strength — and also empower them with information about their breast reconstruction choices, Fierce Pharma reports.
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Men with Stage IV Breast Cancer Who Are Receptive to Systemic Therapy Benefit from Surgery
Men with Stage IV breast cancer and known estrogen and progesterone receptor status benefit from surgical intervention and from trimodal therapy (systemic therapy, surgery, and radiation), according to a recent study, News-Medical Life Sciences reports.
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