A popular type of breast reconstruction surgery might soon be hard for cancer patients to access. The procedure, called DIEP flap, involves harvesting fat from a patient's abdomen to make a breast.

A breast cancer diagnosis takes both an emotional and physical toll on a patient. And when women undergo a double mastectomy, they may have concerns about their appearance or feelings of inadequacy. A ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Every year, thousands of women undergo reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy, due to breast cancer. But now, health insurance companies are changing the way they reimburse ...

When Lori MacKenzie was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2010, her immediate impulse was to schedule a double mastectomy with implants because that offered her the quickest resolution. But ...

St. Luke's Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery now employs two fellowship-trained physicians who perform deep inferior epigastric artery perforator breast reconstruction. An advanced microsurgical ...

(04-09) 15:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO-- When Lori MacKenzie was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2010, her immediate impulse was to schedule a double mastectomy with implants because that offered ...

Patient N H was a female in her 40s and had previously suffered from breast cancer, but had fought the disease successfully. As part of the treatment, she had her left breast removed and she wanted to ...