According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, only a handful of patients undergo breast reconstruction following mastectomy in Canada, regardless of its safety and favorable psychological benefits. The article in the publication reviews rates of breast reconstruction and points that affect the need for immediate reconstruction in patients who have early stage breast cancer. Information, however, Read More
Woman Lied About Having Cancer to Get Breasts Done
Police from Mesa, Arizona, have report that a woman pretended to have breast cancer so she could have her breasts augmented. Jami Toler, 27, of Phoenix made up a story to her office peers that she needed a double mastectomy and then breast reconstruction after. She claimed costs will sum up to $8,000, which her friends Read More
Breast Implant Gets Pushed to the Ribs During Pilates Maneuver
An article featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, written by doctors at Johns Hopkins’ University, tell of a 59-year-old female whose breast implants were swallowed by her body at a Pilates session. In addition, the woman just underwent heart surgery, which consequently weakened her ribs. While in their Pilates's stretching phase, the woman didn't Read More
