I recently saw a woman in my office who had been diagnosed with breast cancer over 30 years ago, at age 37. At that time, she had undergone a simple mastectomy without reconstruction, a major lymph node dissection, and chemotherapy for what sounded like a small, very...
Switching to pre-pectoral (“over-the-muscle”) breast reconstruction: how to fix chest wall hyperanimation Up until the last few years, most women who had implant reconstruction after mastectomy typically had their implants placed under their chest wall muscles. Now, however, we know that women can get great reconstruction...
Six weeks ago, I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. As a breast cancer and breast plastic surgeon, I see women all the time who are in the exact same place I’ve been since receiving the phone call from the pathologist. Shocked and terrified by the...
I was recently at a meeting with a talk about “Mommy Makeovers,” a term popularized in social media for women looking to improve their appearance following pregnancy and having children. As a plastic surgeon and a mother, I’ve never liked the term, thinking it takes...
Dr. Peled Speaks at school of oncoplastic surgery. Dr. Anne Peled was a featured speaker at the School of Oncoplastic Surgery at their September Program in Las Vegas, NV. The program ran September 8-10, and featured experts on Oncologic Surgery speaking to their specialties at...
What is “oncoplastic” breast surgery? Although many patients are aware of breast reconstruction following mastectomy, many do not know about the option of breast reconstruction done at the time of lumpectomy. Oncoplastic surgery is the term used to describe rearranging the breast tissue at the time...
As a breast cancer surgeon, I’m often asked what women can do to prevent getting breast cancer. Unfortunately, there is no known way to completely prevent breast cancer (yet!), but there are important changes and choices you can make to reduce your chance of getting...
Is Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction Right for Me? Common options for breast reconstruction after mastectomy include implant-based reconstruction and autologous reconstruction using a woman’s own tissue. Traditionally, implant-based reconstruction is done in two-stages, with a temporary implant called a tissue expander placed at the time of mastectomy...
For women diagnosed with cancer, the most important goal for them and their surgical team is and should be to safely treat cancer and minimize the chance that it comes back in the breast or elsewhere in the body. Also important, however, is to try...
Dr. Anne Peled is thrilled to be joining Dr. Bryant Toth in his Pacific Heights plastic surgery office. Dr. Toth is an internationally renowned aesthetic and craniofacial surgeon with extensive experience across the spectrum of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Peled and Dr. Toth share a strong...