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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 […]

If you have a unilateral mastectomy, in which only one breast is treated, then one of our goals as your reconstructive breast surgery team is to restore breasts that are as symmetrical and even as possible. Many women who undergo unilateral mastectomy decide to have one or more breast procedures performed on the remaining breast so

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

Breast implant-based reconstruction is one option for restoring a natural, feminine breast shape after mastectomy. There may be other options that will work well for you too, such as flap reconstruction using your own tissue. The only way to know for sure is to consult our experienced reconstructive breast surgeons in Lone Tree, who can

As someone considering your reconstructive breast surgery options, you probably wonder what your breasts will look and feel like after the procedure. Most women considering breast reconstruction after mastectomy want to know if their results will resemble their natural breasts, and how they can expect their reconstructed breasts to affect their appearance. We encourage you

For many patients, the recovery from breast reconstruction can last several weeks altogether. The exact nature of the recovery can vary because there are multiple surgical techniques that can be used. Our experienced breast reconstruction surgeons will make sure you know what to expect from the recovery so you can make important decisions about 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

If you are considering breast reconstruction, we encourage you to view our before-and-after gallery. In this gallery, you can see the results achieved by our board-certified plastic surgeons. The gallery has photos of women who received various reconstructive techniques, including: Breast reconstruction using autologous tissue flaps Reconstruction with breast implants Breast revision using fat grafts As

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