My Expander Has a Leak, What Can Be Done for Proper Expanding?

Seek the advise of your plastic surgeon who did the reconstruction to figure out the source of the pain, Your Family Physician may be of help too. As for the tattooing, wait at least 3 months before tattooing

Thanks for you question, which is one of the more commonly asked ones.Simply put, you can't determine cup size based on the volume of an implant, and there are a number of reason for this. Firstly, bra manufacturers don't agree with each other in terms of what constitutes a particular cup size -...

How long a patient stays in the hospital after a breast reconstruction depends on a number of issues including the age, overall health of the patient, and the type of procedure.  Patients who are reconstructed intially with a tissue expander in a delayed fashion often go home the same day...

These are difficult cases once there has been cellulitis.  This is even more true if it happens early after surgery.  Following up with your surgeon is important.  You also may have to consider more survey with another technique like the DIPE flap.Three basic forms of breast...

I have had many patients report damage from this type of adjustment in all types of silicone implants including gummy bear.  It would seem that trauma from rough mammograms, car accidents, and chiropractic adjustments predate a problem with increased leakage and sometimes with rupture...

The skin flaps will not thicken. May be fat transfer will do that. Fat transfer is not covered by insurance and you will pay for it. you will need multiple sessions. Remember you had mastectomy therefore you can not compare your breast before the mastectomy to the breast after the mastectomy...