Your care team will review each of the stages with you and what you need to be prepared for this process. In stage one of breast reconstruction, your medical team will need to prepare your chest ...

When you have breast reconstruction surgery — to rebuild your breasts after a mastectomy or for another reason—our dedicated surgeons will be there to help you with every stage. This includes seeing ...

The FDA has approved AeroForm, a balloon-like wireless tissue expander, for patients who choose to have reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy or for those with underdeveloped breasts and soft ...

When Elizabeth Peppas was diagnosed with extensive, noninvasive breast cancer in 2007, she found herself heading into a devastating surgery: double mastectomy. But she, like so many other women, hoped ...

Different breast implant options and potential complications may make the reconstruction process difficult to understand, but one expert discusses the importance of knowing what you want and hopefully ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing a novel tissue expander that uses controlled carbon dioxide inflation operated by patients themselves in preparation for a permanent ...

Allergan is recalling BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue expanders due to the potential risk for breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The move to recall was ...

Allergan is recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and expanders in all markets after an FDA request to pull them from the market over safety concerns. The affected products will no longer be ...

Henry Ford Cancer Institute is the first in Michigan to offer a needle-free, patient-controlled tissue expansion system for women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy. The FDA-approved ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON — Allergan issued a worldwide ...

For those considering breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, implant-based reconstruction is a common and effective option. This approach involves using breast implants to recreate a ...