The Boston Channel

There was an article from our group posted this month on the Boston Channel (see below link) related to breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue while preserving muscle...
There are several options for breast reconstruction, and each may be better suited for each individual patient....

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/bethisrael/28472497/detail.html

Making the day

Few things make a breast reconstructive surgeon's day more than the realization of a patient when a breast reconstruction has restored their sense of being whole....
Thanks very much to the individual who posted a comment on "Light of the End of the Tunnel"- it is also a tribute to our entire staff who help us take the best care of our patients!

Avoiding radiation

I saw a patient this past week who was deciding between having a lumpectomy with radiation versus undergoing a complete mastectomy... Though everything depends on the pathology of the tumor, etc, and one's breast surgeon, indeed there are those patients who are able to have a mastectomy and avoid radiation altogether...

In reconstructive breast surgery, plastic surgeons ceratainly find the aspect of prior irradiation an important detail when planning a reconstruction