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2. Chest reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   People may pursue chest reconstruction, also known as top surgery, as part of transitioning. The removal of breast tissue in chest reconstruction is a type of mastectomy called a subcutaneous (under the skin) mastectomy. This type of mastectomy removes tissue from inside the breast (subcutaneous tissue), as well as excess skin. The surgeon then ...

3. Jackson-Pratt drain - Wikipedia

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   Jackson-Pratt Drain Trans man with two Jackson-Pratt drains after keyhole mastectomy. A Jackson-Pratt drain (also called a JP drain) is a closed-suction medical device that is commonly used as a post-operative drain for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites. The device consists of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb or ...

4. Mastopexy - Wikipedia

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   In surgical practice, mastopexy can be performed as a discrete breast-lift procedure, and as a subordinate surgery within a combined mastopexy–breast augmentation procedure. Moreover, mastopexy surgery techniques also are applied to reduction mammoplasty, which is the correction of oversized breasts.

5. Why Kathy Bates decided not to have reconstruction surgery ...

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   Kathy Bates is opening up about her decision to forgo reconstruction surgery after undergoing a double mastectomy following a 2012 breast cancer diagnosis.. The "Matlock" star, 76, explained on ...

6. Mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   Prophylactic mastectomy: This procedure is used as a preventive measure against breast cancer. The surgery is aimed to remove all breast tissue that could potentially develop into breast cancer. The surgery is generally considered when a woman has BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations. The tissue from just beneath the skin to the chest wall and ...

7. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman undergoes double mastectomy

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   Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman underwent a successful double mastectomy surgery on Monday, she said in a statement. “Concerns were raised to me during a recent routine physical exam ...