Breast cancer can be treated with mastectomy. Often when a woman has breast cancer, she would like to proceed with a bilateral mastectomy, which is the removal of both breasts. Bilateral mastectomy can be done if cancer is in both breasts, or, if the patient would like to remove the other breast prophylactically. In a patient with ptotic breast, it…
There are many ways to reconstruct the breast following mastectomy. One way to reconstruct the breast which lasts the lifetime of the patient is the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap. In DIEP flap breast reconstruction, the skin and fat from the abdomen is harvested along with the deep inferior epigastric artery and vein and transferred to the chest…
Patients are getting more in shape these days. Whether it is with diet and exercise, weight loss surgery, or medications such as Ozempic and Wygovy. After weight loss patients have excess skin that can be bothersome or can serve as a reminder of their previous health state. Patients can undergo surgery to remove the excess skin that accumulates on the…
Blepharoplasty is a common procedure to improve the appearance of the upper lids. There are many different reasons for why a person would want to undergo this procedure. Often there is an asymmetry in the skin of the upper lids. A blepharoplasty can improve this symmetry between the upper eyelids.
