Category Archives: Oncoplastic Reconstruction

Research Suggests Nipple-Sparing Breast Cancer Surgery Comes With No Added Risk

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Surgeons performing mastectomies can offer a form of the procedure – labeled nipple-sparing mastectomy – allowing women to retain the nipple for use in breast reconstruction. Now, a reassuring study finds that nipple sparing mastectomy doesn’t raise a woman’s risk … Continue reading →

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A Breast Cancer Patient Speaks: Why I Went Flat After Breast Cancer

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In this interview appearing in the New York Post, Melanie Testa, a 47-year-old artist, textile designer and craft-book author from Brooklyn, talks about why she decided to go breastless after a double mastectomy — and how she became an accidental … Continue reading →

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From Australia: New Online Breast Reconstruction Decision Aid

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Some 20–30% of Australian women feel regret after deciding whether or not to have breast reconstruction. The same research showed the regret had a physiological impact on the women, according to the Breast Cancer Network Australia. A new online tool … Continue reading →

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Breast in a Day: Surgery Option for Women Who Undergo Mastectomy

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

. ‘Breast in a day’ is a treatment approach in which the mastectomy and breast reconstruction happens all in one surgery, rather than the more common multiple surgeries over an extended period, in this report from NBC’s TODAY Show. It’s … Continue reading →

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After Mastectomy, Focusing on How Reconstructed Breasts Feel to the Patient, Rather Than To Others, is the Next Frontier

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

This report from the New York Times exposes an issue of increasing concern to breast cancer patients given available treatment options of oncoplastic breast reconstruction, including nipple sparing mastectomy. “Our focus has been on what women look like,” said Dr. … Continue reading →

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New Medical Device Assists Women Preparing for Breast Reconstruction With Implants

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

After undergoing a double mastectomy to treat a breast cancer diagnosis, many women elect to have reconstructive surgery with breast implants. In this local news report from NBC, watch as Samantha Blanco describes her experience with a new medical device, … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Health Endorsements: How Angelina Jolie’s May 2013 Breast Cancer Op-Ed Cost Millions in Unnecessary Tests

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Three years ago, Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed that she’d had a preventive double mastectomy after testing positive for mutations in the BRCA1 gene, which put her at an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers. … Continue reading →

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Three Patients Speak: The Truth About Love and Sex After a Mastectomy

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

In this story, Cosmopolitan.com spoke with three anonymous women, age 26, 33 and 42, about their relationships with their bodies and their experiences of sex and love after mastectomy. In this candid interview, each woman answers questions about: [1] When … Continue reading →

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