PRMA Plastic Surgery announced today that in the month of April the surgeons performed a record breaking 60 DIEP flap breast reconstructions. This makes PRMA one of very few breast reconstruction ...

Patients report significant improvements in breast satisfaction, psychological, and sexual well-being after DIEP flap reconstruction, according to research from PRMA Plastic Surgery. The DIEP flap is ...

SAN ANTONIO, June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the United States, there are more than 300,000 breast cancer cases diagnosed each year. For many patients undergoing breast cancer surgery, breast ...

PRMA of South Texas, a leading cosmetic and plastic surgery practice in San Antonio, Texas, is sponsoring a unique effort to inform and educate breast cancer patients about their reconstructive ...

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.

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 36 years old, Cynthia chose to undergo a double mastectomy. "Because I also had a strong family history of ...

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 ...

The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or DIEP flap is a microsurgical technique in which blood vessels, skin and fat are taken from the lower abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast(s).