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 ...

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 ...

(04-09) 15:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO-- When Lori MacKenzie was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2010, her immediate impulse was to schedule a double mastectomy with implants because that offered ...

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 ...

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 ...

A surgeon was performing surgery when she received a call from the patient’s insurance company. Dr. Elisabeth Potter received a call from a representative from UnitedHealthcare regarding the patient’s ...

DIEP flap is a breast reconstruction procedure that uses tissue from the lower abdomen to make a new breast mound. The delicate blood vessels called deep inferior epigastric perforators (DIEP) are ...