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2. These breast cancer survivors are happier than ever post ...

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   Women who do not miss their breasts post-mastectomy include, clockwise from top left, Anne Sullivan, Lissa Sears, Davina Gantz-Needle, Susan Derwin and Tuneshia Gallop. (Photos courtesy of subjects)

3. DIEP flap - Wikipedia

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   DIEP flap reconstruction is procedure that reconstructs breasts after a single or double mastectomy due to breast cancer. Length of surgery/hospital stay: A DIEP flap reconstruction surgery takes about six to eight hours on average. [1] If the mastectomy is performed during the same procedure, the length of time will be hours longer.

4. Breast reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Breast reconstruction is the surgical process of rebuilding the shape and look of a breast, most commonly in women who have had surgery to treat breast cancer. It involves using autologous tissue, prosthetic implants, or a combination of both with the goal of reconstructing a natural-looking breast.

5. Mastectomies Are Often A Go-To Surgery For Breast ... - AOL

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   A new study says a double mastectomy doesn't increase the rates of surviving breast cancer. ... The study analyzed data from more than 661,000 women who were diagnosed with a range of breast ...

6. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   Breast reconstruction surgery is the rebuilding of the breast after breast cancer surgery, and is included in holistic approaches to cancer management to address identity and emotional aspects of the disease. Reconstruction can take place at the same time as cancer-removing surgery, or months to years later.

7. Why women facing tough choices around breast cancer and ... - AOL

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8. Free flap breast reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Free-flap breast reconstruction is a type of autologous-tissue breast reconstruction applied after mastectomy for breast cancer, without the emplacement of a breast implant prosthesis. As a type of plastic surgery, the free-flap procedure for breast reconstruction employs tissues, harvested from another part of the woman's body, to create a ...

9. Why women 'explant' after post-mastectomy reconstruction - AOL

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