Flap surgery is a type of plastic surgery that uses tissues from another part of the body to close open wounds while having its own blood supply. Open wounds are an open invitation for bacteria. Loss ...

In my 46 years, there have been moments of delight, disappointment, satisfaction and alarm concerning my breasts. Delight at not having to wear a bra in the summer with the perfect sundress.

You may be stressed by many hard choices about breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Learning you have breast cancer can be overwhelming. You may have already had a mastectomy, a surgery to remove ...

In 1983, I flew home from college to be with my mother as she woke up from a mastectomy. She opted out of breast reconstruction, choosing to “go flat” instead. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer ...

Breast surgery increasingly employs various autologous tissue-based techniques. While free flaps (i.e. DIEP) remain the gold standard in post-mastectomy ...

A significant advancement in surgical techniques for head and neck reconstruction was achieved in Pune with the successful performance of SCIP free flap surgery. This innovative procedure offers ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory skin condition that can cause painful lumps underneath the skin. Plastic surgery, such as skin grafts and skin flaps, may help treat the condition.