An Interview with AxoGen® Chairman, CEO and President Karen Zaderej Undergoing a mastectomy can present a life-saving opportunity for women faced with breast cancer. Yet mastectomies come with long-term side effects, including persistent numbness in the area where the breast tissue was removed. The reason for the...
While choosing to have a mastectomy is a difficult decision, it’s followed by many other questions. Will you have breast reconstruction? What type will you have? What is recovery like? As you weigh your reconstruction options, one factor to consider is whether you want to explore...
If you’re online researching mastectomy after breast cancer, you’ll find lots of helpful articles to help you navigate through this difficult time. You’ll read about what to expect, caring for your incision, taking the right medications, eating well, resting and your breast reconstruction options. But...
Women face many choices when it comes to their breast cancer treatment, and one of the most important ones is what type of breast reconstruction surgery to have after mastectomy. Two reconstructive techniques available to women are implant reconstruction or autologous reconstruction (free flap), which...