National Women’s Health Week, celebrated each year beginning on Mother's Day, is an opportunity to prioritize women's health and wellbeing. Taking care of yourself encompasses physical, mental, social, and emotional aspects. Here are a few of my favorite ways to prioritize your health. Prevention: Regular Check-ups: Routine...
Consistently one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures, liposuction is an incredibly effective way to remove localized areas of fat and is also how we take out fat that's then specially processed to use in fat grafting for reconstruction or augmentation. I’ve outlined some...
One of the most empowering steps people can take for their health is to be able to proactively lower their risk of getting sick. Better understanding your cancer risk through genetic screening and testing can be truly life-changing – read more below to see if...
Breast cancer screening guidelines and recommendations frequently change and it can be confusing to figure out the best plan. One of the major recent points of discussion has been around dense breasts and if any additional breast cancer screening such as MRIs should be recommended...
In the midst of the craziness of the world right now, I had almost forgotten that I was turning 40 this month. While my birthday celebrations are going to be much more toned down than I’d been planning, the silver lining to not having all...
We are excited to have the results from our combined work on nerve grafting and preservation at the time of nipple-sparing mastectomy and implant reconstruction published in the open access arm of the largest international plastic surgery journal. The study describes our combined work to improve sensation for...
Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is the latest evolution in mastectomy techniques. With this approach, the entire breast skin envelope, including the nipple and areola skin, are preserved, while all the breast tissue is removed as part of the surgery. By saving the nipple and areola skin,...
There are a number of reasons that a virtual consultation or follow-up might be the best way for you to meet with our providers, and we are excited to connect with you in this way. We’ve put together the information below on what to expect...
With news about the novel Coronavirus changing, with what seems like every minute, our anxiety levels around the world are flying high. When it comes to change, getting a diagnosis, not understanding the disease or how it may or may not affect you or your...
Since our recent feature in a media story on sensation-preserving mastectomies, we’ve found that there are a number of misconceptions about the approach and, more generally, on sensation after mastectomies. Here are some of the most frequent myths and misconceptions about preservation sensation after mastectomy,...