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Know Before You Go: Why Destination Cosmetic Surgery Might Not Be a Bargain
Traveling for surgery is trending — about 14 million people a year travel internationally for medical care. Many travel to find a surgeon who will perform cosmetic surgery on a cash basis, returning home quickly. And that’s where things can get complicated. A 2024 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 93 Americans had died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic.
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10 Common Breast Cancer Myths—and the Real Facts
It is an unfortunate reality that 1 in 8 women will eventually develop breast cancer. While this statistic may be alarming, advances in awareness, detection and treatment have led to significantly better survival rates.
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Hope Hike: Supporting Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors Every Step of the Way
We’re with you every step of the way…It’s not just a slogan at Orlando Health Cancer Institute. Throughout the year, it’s a metaphor for the care and compassion the cancer center provides to patients and survivors. But in October, it takes on a literal meaning when the Orlando Health community literally walks the talk by sponsoring the Hope Hike to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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This Rare Cancer Can Develop After Breast Implants — Here’s What You Should Know
Board certified plastic surgeons performed 290,000 breast augmentation procedures in 2016. We also performed more than 90,000 reconstructive implant procedures. For many women who get implants, the process is smooth and there aren’t serious or life-threatening complications after surgery.
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American Cancer Society Issues New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Survivors
About 12 percent of women will develop invasive cancer in their lifetime, and thanks to advancements in treatment, many of them will survive
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Careful Monitoring, Radiation or Surgery — What’s Better for Men with Prostate Cancer?
Doctors will diagnose more than 180,000 new cases of prostate cancer this year, but for many patients deciding what treatment approach to take — and what side effects they can endure — is often the most difficult choice.
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Do You Ride an E-Bike or E-Scooter? Here’s How To Stay Out of the ER
Electronic bikes and scooters have soared in popularity, helping people zip up and down city streets and cycling paths. Unfortunately, this surge has also resulted in skyrocketing numbers of cyclists ending up in emergency rooms.
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What Is the Best Type of Breast Implant After a Mastectomy?
After a mastectomy as part of your breast cancer treatment, you might choose to have breast reconstruction surgery. You’ll want a breast that looks realistic and won’t need to be replaced after a short time. Which is the better choice: saline or silicone breast implants?
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Why Choosing the Right Surgeon is Critical for Breast Reconstruction
This year, there will be an estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in the U.S. Many of these women will undergo mastectomies. Among the women being treated with mastectomy for breast cancer are women of different body types, lifestyles and goals for reconstruction. Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy should be tailored to the needs of each patient. That is why patient-specific breast reconstruction is gaining more traction among surgeons across the country. With this approach, we can fine-tune the breast reconstruction modality to each patient, depending on her case.
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More Lymphedema Surgery Questions Answered
Last month, we shared with you our answers to lymphedema surgery. Since then, we’ve continued to receive an outpouring of questions from people affected by this condition, which is characterized by painful swelling in the arms, legs or abdomen.
