A popular type of breast reconstruction surgery might soon be hard for cancer patients to access. The procedure, called DIEP flap, involves harvesting fat from a patient's abdomen to make a breast.

The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. On June ...

Dr. Elisabeth Potter, right, talks with patient Michael Catanese at her follow-up appointment. Catanese had DIEP flap surgery, which uses a portion of your belly fat to rebuild the breast. A planned ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Every year, thousands of women undergo reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy, due to breast cancer. But now, health insurance companies are changing the way they reimburse ...

ATLANTA - Jamie Cooper of Scottdale, Georgia, has done the math and says she has been to at least 150 medical appointments since she was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer June 30, 2022. She ...

ROGERS, Ark. — While implants are an option after a mastectomy, there's also an option for breast cancer survivors that uses their own tissue from their abdomen area, but convincing insurance to cover ...

More breast cancer survivors are choosing not to reconstruct their chests after mastectomy and going flat instead. Why it matters: The shift reflects a cultural change in how survivors define recovery ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a groundbreaking new law out of Oregon is expanding options for survivors.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The most advanced form of breast reconstruction surgery available is the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Breast Reconstruction surgery and CHRISTUS ...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – The diagnosis changed Heather Haily’s life. “I went in for a normal mammogram, and they found a lump,” Haily said. She had a mastectomy and went to Wellspan Plastic and ...

Victoria Hodson loves to play hockey with her kids and ride horses with her 11-year-old daughter. And she loves that her body doesn't betray her. With clothes on, no one would be able to tell that ...