What happens when a model known for her beauty loses what she once thought defined her? St. Louis native and Victoria’s ...

As a teen, the 'Inside Edition' correspondent hated her small breasts. But when cancer took them from her at age 32, the opportunity to replace them with a bigger cup size wasn't the silver lining ...

A mastectomy with reconstruction requires two surgeons; a tag team. The first, a breast surgeon, takes you apart. The second, a plastic surgeon, puts you back together. My insurance permitted me to ...

Learn about breast reconstruction options after a mastectomy, like implants or taking tissue from your body, and why you should choose MSK for your surgery.

Medicare covers medically necessary treatment of breast cancer. This includes a mastectomy or a double mastectomy, as well as reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare Part A covers ...

Kathy Bates chose not to have breast reconstruction surgery after her double mastectomy in 2012. The actor said on a podcast that she didn't see a point in the surgery and enjoys "not having ...

Kathy Bates explains why she chose not to have reconstruction surgery after mastectomy and what she wears on 'Matlock' instead.

The mastectomy and breast reconstruction will leave areas of numbness where the surgery was done. Instead of pain where the tissue was taken, you may feel numbness and tightness.

An accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, new research shows. Findings of the large, phase ...