The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is proud to advance the Advancing Women's Health Coverage Act (AWHCA) with our congressional champions and advocacy groups such as Susan G. Komen.
Breast reconstruction can take many forms and use a variety of tools and techniques to achieve truly amazing results. From reconstruction with implants to tissue-based reconstruction, there are more and more options available for women who are looking to restore their breasts post-mastectomy.
Most plastic surgery procedures cause some scarring. Patients often determine the success of their surgery by how visible the scars are. Scarring is inevitable with surgery, but there are many different ways to make them less noticeable.
"The first step when you are trying to find the right plastic surgeon for you, go to their website. Take a look at what that surgeon has decided is beautiful, what their aesthetic is."
Among patients undergoing panniculectomy to remove excess abdominal skin, those with previous COVID may be at higher risk of serious blood clot-related complications called venous thromboembolism (VTE), reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
