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.

Patients have a few options, including some that may be overlooked in the rush, such as aesthetic flat closure, also known as "going flat." With different benefits and risks associated with each ...

Alison Hall is sharing an inspiring health update a little more than two weeks after getting a double mastectomy. The Inside Edition host—who was diagnosed with Stage 0 breast cancer in October ...

There isn't a lot of guidance around how to exercise after a mastectomy. Here's what doctors and trainers advise post-surgery and during breast cancer recovery.© Courtesy ...

Erin Burnett went through 5 failed reconstructions before deciding to get a mastectomy-scar tattoo, which she says gave her a newfound sense of confidence.

Many people choose mastectomy with no reconstruction. Get the facts about your options for no breast reconstruction after surgery.

A cancer survivor talks about body image difficulties after a breast cancer diagnosis and reconstructive surgery — and how to overcome them.

The process of reconstructing a breast after a mastectomy — an operation to remove breast tissue, often in response to invasive breast cancer — is pretty complex. Experts and people who've ...

People may need further surgery more often after implant breast reconstruction, than after living tissue reconstruction. If you have an implant reconstruction after a mastectomy, you might need to ...

Typically, women have a tissue expander placed during their mastectomy procedure, which is expanded with saline. This is followed by approximately six weeks of daily radiation therapy to the ...

If this is an option for you, you will visit your surgeon every one to two weeks for saline “injections” into the expanders, which gradually stretch the tissue to create space for the implant.

Typically, women have a tissue expander placed during their mastectomy procedure, which is expanded with saline.