February 09, 2016 | Plastic Surgeon, Reconstructive Surgery
It may be hard to tell, but this is a picture of Dr. Burgess alongside her husband. While taking a break from their respective practices, the two joined a medical mission to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries on children in the Philippines.What is a Cleft Lip and Palate? A cleft is a separation or […]
Read MoreDecember 20, 2012 | Reconstructive Surgery
Study Correlates High BMI With Increased Risk During Implant Breast Reconstruction Whether to have implants or free flap breast reconstruction is among the many decisions women face after a mastectomy. Your weight and body mass index (BMI) may have a major impact on which procedure will be safest and most successful. Obesity is known to […]
Read MoreNovember 05, 2011 | Reconstructive Surgery
Data compiled from the National Cancer Database of the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society of 396,434 mastectomy patients has shown that more women than ever are undergoing immediate or early breast reconstruction. Twenty-three percent of women in 2007 elected to have immediate or early reconstructive surgery, nearly doubling from just twelve […]
Read MoreApril 08, 2011 | Breast Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery
According to a new study by the NHS Information Centre, it seems that women who delay reconstructive breast surgery following their mastectomies are happier with the results than those women who had immediate breast reconstruction. Researchers found that 76 percent of the women who decided to wait were satisfied with their new breast’s appearance, while […]
Read MoreMarch 30, 2011 | Reconstructive Surgery
He was known as “the Maestro,” the Royal Air Force plastic surgeon who transformed the face of his profession as he treated pilots who were badly burned during World War II. Sir Archibald McIndoe, who was recently remembered in the Journal of Burn Care & Research, also realized the value of social reintegration earlier than […]
Read MoreMarch 18, 2011 | Reconstructive Surgery
It may soon be possible for women around the world to regrow their breasts with little more than the cells from their own bodies, according to doctors in the UK and Australia. The breast reconstruction technique involves implanting a plastic mould beneath the skin and then injecting the area with the patient’s own stem cells […]
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