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.

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 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 ...

Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. The controversy ...

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 ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE, Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Breast reconstruction has long been considered an important part of breast cancer treatment and management. The procedure can be done using artificial ...

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