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January 24, 2025
Choosing Your Path: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
If you have recently undergone a mastectomy and are now exploring breast reconstruction surgeries, you are not alone....
November 22, 2024
The Cost of DIEP Flap Surgery: Understanding Insurance Coverage and Financing Options
Is the Cost of DIEP Flap Reconstruction Covered by Insurance? Insurance coverage for DIEP Flap surgery varies...
September 10, 2024
What Are Your Options for Breast Reconstruction Revision Surgery?
Embracing Your Journey Toward Confidence and Comfort After facing the challenges of breast cancer, many women look...
July 17, 2024
Relief from Post-Mastectomy Pain: Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions
Post-mastectomy pain is a significant concern for many breast cancer survivors, with approximately 20% of women...
June 7, 2024
Fat Transfer to Breasts: Pros and Cons of Breast Augmentation with Fat Transfer
Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular cosmetic procedures worldwide, with an increasing number of...
May 10, 2024
Can You Use Your Own Fat for Breast Reconstruction?
Believe it or not, you can use your own fat for breast reconstruction. This procedure, known as autologous fat transfer...
April 19, 2024
Exploring the Role of Scar Tissue: A Common Culprit in Post-Reconstruction Pain
While reconstructive surgery can rebuild form and function, scar tissue that develops internally can sometimes lead to ...
April 5, 2024
Choosing DIEP: Why Many Opt for this Advanced Breast Reconstruction Technique
The journey after a mastectomy is a deeply personal one. Beyond the physical challenges that can come with breast loss,...
March 22, 2024
How Long After a Mastectomy Can I Have DIEP Flap Surgery
Getting DIEP flap surgery after a mastectomy is a process that requires careful planning and consideration. The DIEP...
March 15, 2024
Benefits of Breast Reconstruction After Fighting Cancer
Breast reconstruction after breast cancer treatment can be highly beneficial for patients, both physically and...
March 8, 2024
Will Breast Reconstruction Affect My Cancer Treatment?
Breast reconstruction can be an important part of the journey for many women after breast cancer treatment. While it...
February 27, 2024
How To Prepare For Diep Flap Surgery: Tips For A Successful Procedure
DIEP flap reconstruction utilizes your own tissue to craft natural-looking breasts, leaving minimal scarring at the...
February 16, 2024
Empowering Healing: A Guide to Dos and Don'ts Post Breast Reconstruction
Breast reconstruction surgery can be a rewarding yet difficult journey, and the work is not done when you leave the...
February 5, 2024
What Is Capsular Contracture? Understanding the Symptoms
Following the placement of a breast implant, fibrous scar tissue develops around it, forming a tissue capsule. The...
January 3, 2024
Can a Reconstructed Breast Get Cancer? | Insights & Facts
Following a mastectomy and breast reconstruction, patients may find themselves left with many questions, fears, and...
September 18, 2023
The Risks & Benefits of DIEP Flap Surgery After a Mastectomy
For women undergoing breast cancer treatment, weighing your options for post mastectomy breast reconstruction can be...
August 3, 2023
Choosing the Right Path: Exploring Breast Reconstruction Options After a Mastectomy
Breast reconstruction is a personal decision that can help restore confidence and self-esteem for women who have...
August 1, 2023
Why is One Breast Bigger Than The Other? | Guide to Breast Asymmetry
It is a common question many women ask - why is one breast bigger than the other? The truth is, breast asymmetry is...
July 27, 2023
Navigating Your Options: How to Choose the Right Breast Implants
Breast implant surgery is a personal and complex decision. Whether you are seeking implants to enhance your natural...
July 13, 2023
Breast Reconstruction and Your Cancer Treatment
Women facing a life-threatening breast cancer diagnosis often develop complicated feelings about their breasts and...
June 29, 2023
The Emotional Journey of Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Going through breast cancer is a devastating and emotional journey that requires many choices to be made – beginning...
April 25, 2019
Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
At The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction, we strive to provide all patients with the safest surgical treatment...
March 1, 2019
March is Lymphedema Awareness Month
Lymphedema currently affect millions of people worldwide, however, many people are still unfamiliar with this condition...
September 28, 2018
Breast Reconstruction – Advancements and Revisions
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! With awareness efforts in full swing, the topic of breast reconstruction is...
July 9, 2018
Breast Reconstruction for the “Well-derly”
Finding a lump on your breast can be a very scary experience for anyone. For Ruth K., who was 87 years old at the time,...
March 16, 2018
A Novel Approach to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Dr. Adam Saad, Dr. Michael Rose, and Dr. Russell Ashinoff recently published a research article in Plastic Surgery...
October 2, 2017
Understanding Your Breast Cancer Reconstruction Options: An In-Depth Overview
Being diagnosed with breast cancer is devastating news and just the beginning of a long journey many women face. After...
May 2, 2016
Regain Your Confidence with Breast Reconstruction
A breast cancer diagnosis is frightening news and just the beginning of a long journey many women take to a state of...
January 20, 2015
Breast Reconstruction & Unique Shoulder Surgery Transform a Woman’s Life
Howell Township, NJ, ICU Nurse Treated by Dr. Andrew Elkwood of The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction Jeannine Sico...
November 24, 2014
Breast Reconstruction Aids Patient’s Quest for Wholeness
Dr. Michael Rose employs both empathy and surgical skill for Brick, New Jersey, Patients. Melani Vincelli knows the...
July 24, 2014
Abdominal Problems After Breast Reconstruction Solved by Procedure Pioneered at The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction
SHREWSBURY, N.J., July 24, 2014 — Andrea Fiest was like many women who face breast cancer. When confronted with the...
June 18, 2014
Pedicled TRAM Flap & BARS Study Published in European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Physicians at The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction have published an article in the European Journal of Plastic...
October 17, 2013
Plastic Surgery Center of New Jersey Opens New Office in Cape May County
The Plastic Surgery Center of New Jersey has announced the opening of a new office in Cape May Court House. It will be...
October 9, 2013
Fat Grafting for Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Cancer Surgery
Dr. Tushar Patel Explains The Benefits of This Widely Used Technique At the Institute for Advanced Reconstruction at...
October 8, 2013
Patient Shares Story for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The Plastic Surgery Center of New Jersey and the Institute for Advanced Reconstruction honor Breast Cancer Awareness...
September 23, 2013
Breast Reconstruction with Flap Surgery
Breast reconstruction with the use of flap surgery is offered by the experts at The Plastic Surgery Center. The...
August 22, 2013
Dr. Russell Ashinoff of The Plastic Surgery Center Performs Double TRAM Flap
Iwona Zurawska was a 38-year-old new arrival to the United States from Poland in 1998 when she took advantage of an...
July 3, 2012
Twin Sisters’ Torment Led to Breast Reduction Surgery
Twins Tanesha and Tiwan Sweet spent their whole lives in physical and emotional pain. It began in middle school, with...
November 30, 2011
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy Less Likely to Produce Cancer Recurrence
By Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery is one of the most commonly performed...
October 14, 2011
Dr. Tushar Patel Explains Breast Reconstruction Surgery Following A Cancer Diagnosis
The surgeons at The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction are active in the area of breast cancer awareness and...
September 16, 2011
Reconstructive Breast Surgery Proves to Be a Life Saver
“Kathy is one of my favorite patients. She brings a smile to my face every time I see her. Her bravery in the face of a...