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Fat Necrosis 12 Months Post-op, DCIS Bilateral Mastectomy?
Good day How likely is it for fat necrosis to occur 12 months post op? I had DCIS in left breast, oestrogen +, nodes clean. I opted to have a...
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Reconstruction Options for Very Thin Mantle Radiation (30 Yr Ago) Patient with DCIS?
Now 5'3"/~90 lb. Even when 105 I was a B- at most. Bilateral mastectomy, due to my hx & mother's breast CA, set for 3/6/12. Two...
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Tissue Expanders After Mastectomy?
I had dcis in one breast and a bilateral mastectomy 4 weeks ago. The P.S. has put in about 100 cc of saline so far. I am having lots of pain from the...
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Breast Lift and Reduction in One Breast and Implant in the Other?
In 2003 I was diagnosed with DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ) of my right breast. I had two lumpectomies done which left my right breast a lot smaller...
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Can Fat Grafting Be Safely Performed in DCIS After Lumpectomy and Radiation?
I had DCIS, lumpectomy and rads in 2008. In 2011 I had tissue expanders and exchange after six months of painful expansion. Six weeks later the wound...
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