NEW HYDE PARK, Long Island (WABC) -- With recent pushback over textured breast implants, more women are weighing different options, especially those who need reconstruction after breast cancer.

Whether or not to get breast reconstruction is a very personal decision. The Susan G. Komen organizer recommends patients discuss their options with their plastic surgeon, breast surgeon and ...

April 29, 2025 — Despite steady increases in rates of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) after mastectomy, racial disparities in IBR have persisted in the years since implementation of the ...

A study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators has uncovered a need to better inform breast cancer ...

In the U.S., one in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime, and about half of them will have mastectomies. Many ...

For well over 100,000 U.S. women who undergo a mastectomy annually, breast reconstruction is still widely considered the standard of care. 1 A growing chorus of survivors’ voices show that “going flat ...

At 56, I want to age naturally. Having breast implants ran counter to that, so I got explant surgery, which has surged in ...