After a mastectomy to remove cancerous breast tissue, many women struggle with the reality of losing one or both of their breasts. Not only is battling cancer an indescribably difficult experience, but then losing your breasts, often viewed as one of the pillars of femininity, can make the experience even more profoundly difficult. Choosing to… Read More »
Category: Breast Reconstruction
What Is and Isn’t a Breast Reconstruction?
When considering breast reconstruction, it’s essential to know and understand all the facts, like what is involved in breast reconstruction and what isn’t. What types of procedures and methods are available? What are the limitations, risks, benefits, and drawbacks of these different surgical options, and how will different results look and feel? Extensive knowledge and… Read More »
Choose the Best Breast Implant CC Size Versus Bra Cup Size
Breast augmentation can improve the breasts’ appearance by adding volume and projection, but how do you decide the best breast implant cc size to suit your body and your lifestyle? Consider proportion and projection. The breast implant cc size, a volume measured in cubic centimeters (CCs) and profile, meaning the projection from the chest, is… Read More »
Where will your breast implants be placed?
Breast implants will be placed in your breasts. But where exactly? As medical technology advances, incision techniques and placement of breast implants also has changed over time. Where your surgeon places your breast implant will depend on the individual patient, the desired aesthetic, and type of implant chosen. Breast implants can be placed either over… Read More »
Advances in Breast Reconstruction
More than 30 years have passed since October became Breast Cancer Awareness Month in 1985. Today, advances in medical technologies, pharmaceuticals, and surgical techniques save thousands of lives every year. From detection to treatment, modern medicine has gone through considerable evolutions–especially in terms of advances in breast reconstruction options. Dr. Armijo is an experienced, board-certified… Read More »
Understanding Your Options for Breast Reconstruction
Today, thanks to advances in medicine, surgical techniques, and medical technologies, women with breast cancer are often able to go on to live happy and healthy lives post-treatment. Still, breast cancer recovery brings with it countless life decisions, among them how you want your body to look after treatment. After a lumpectomy or mastectomy, patients… Read More »