Source: KVUE.com The way doctors, insurance companies and patients communicate about what surgery the patient is choosing has changed. Author: Dominique Newland Published: 12:43 PM CST January 22, 2023 Updated: 11:51 AM CST January 23, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas — A change in billing codes could limit reconstruction choices for breast cancer patients needing a mastectomy. Because of recent […]
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Source: CBS News BY ANNA WERNER WERNERA@CBSNEWS.COM, LEIGH ANN WINICK JANUARY 17, 2023 / 11:42 AM / CBS NEWS When Rita Davis found a small nodule on her right breast, the middle school teacher and her husband, Britt, had no idea that discovery would turn into more than a yearlong fight against aggressive cancer that involved […]
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Learn more about the safety of breast implants and the difference between saline and silicone implants. Source: US News This article is based on reporting that features expert sources. Saline vs. Silicone Breast Implants In September 2022, the Food and Drug Administration – the government agency that, among other responsibilities, oversees which medicines and medical devices […]
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Here’s what you can do to help protect it. Written by Jen Uscher | Reviewed by 2 medical advisers Source: Breastcancer.org January 20, 2023 An obscure change in medical billing may eliminate health insurance coverage for DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery. The procedure, which has been covered by most commercial health insurance companies since 2007, is not going […]
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When I was training, I very vividly remember being taught by an older plastic surgeon that the goal for breast reconstruction was for a woman to appear symmetrical and balanced in clothing, and that out of clothing “all bets were off.” This statement immediately struck me as unsatisfying, and I aimed to set a different […]
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