Christopher G Williams, M.D.

If you’ve been through breast cancer and had mastectomy as a result, there are ways to reconstruct your body to help restore your sense of self, your femininity, and your sexuality. The preferred Autologous Breast Reconstruction (using your own skin and tissue for the reconstruction) method for Dr. Jeremy Williams and Dr. Christopher Williams at The Breast Center Park […]

If you’ve been researching breast reconstruction, you may have learned about tissue expanders. These are very similar to breast implants, but have a thicker shell and are filled in increments over time to expand the skin on your breasts. The tissue expander is typically placed in the first phase of breast reconstruction, as the general

We’ve blogged before about celebrity chef Sandra Lee, who was diagnosed with breast cancer this past March. She received a double mastectomy in May, according to people.com. People Magazine says Ms. Lee had to undergo an additional surgery this past August to treat a post-op infection. Now, she has told People that she’s waiting until after the Super Bowl to undergo breast

Breast implants take time to settle after they are placed within your breasts. At first, your breast implants may look and feel like they are positioned a little too high, and your breasts may seem to have too much fullness in the upper portions. If you choose to have your breasts reconstructed after mastectomy, breast implants

In a video blog posted on May 29, celebrity chef and author Sandra Lee discussed how she was feeling the first week after double mastectomy. Lee opted for a double mastectomy after a lumpectomy was not able to remove all of the cancerous cells in her breast. At the time, her doctors told her the

The DIEP flap (deep inferior epigastric perforator) is a tissue flap of skin, blood vessels and fat that can be harvested from your abdomen and moved to your chest to reconstruct the breasts following mastectomy. This form of reconstructive breast surgery is known as an autologous tissue method, as opposed to breast reconstruction using saline

Breast implants are one technique used to reconstruct the breasts after mastectomy. In implant-based reconstruction, either saline or silicone breast implants can be used to reform the breast and create a feminine figure. Some of the primary benefits of saline breast implants are: Customizable volume that is filled by the surgeon once the implant is placed Optimal breast