by carinamarielivoti | Mar 25, 2025 | Reconstruction Options
Implant animation is one of the most common and troublesome side effects to implant-based breast reconstruction. Implant animation refers to a type of visible change in the shape and contour of a breast implant in response to movement. These changes can be physically... 
by carinamarielivoti | Dec 13, 2024 | Physical & Emotional Recovery, Reconstruction Options
Restoring sensation after mastectomy is a new concept, made possible by a groundbreaking surgical nerve repair technique known as Resensation. This innovative procedure can make it possible to restore sensation after mastectomy, improving physical safety, quality of... 
by carinamarielivoti | Oct 7, 2024 | Reconstruction Options
Breast reconstruction awareness is about more than simply knowing that breast reconstruction is available and protected by law after mastectomy. Today’s breast reconstruction options are vastly different from those of ten, fifteen, or twenty years ago. Rapid surgical... 
by carinamarielivoti | Sep 5, 2024 | Reconstruction Options, Research & Special Populations
“You have to get educated, and you have to be your own advocate. Doctors see a thousand people a week, and you’re just one of them. You have to know your body,” Vicki began. Vicki is the co-founder of HIS Breast Cancer Awareness, an organization dedicated to spreading... 
by carinamarielivoti | Jul 31, 2024 | Reconstruction Options
This installment of our Ask A Plastic Surgeon series featured plastic surgeons Dr. David Light and Dr. Alexes Hazen, alongside AiRs Foundation founder, Morgan Hare, and breast cancer and reconstruction advocate, Anna Crollman. Anna shared her story as a breast cancer... 
by carinamarielivoti | Jun 20, 2024 | Reconstruction Options, Research & Special Populations
Did you know that cisgender men can get breast cancer—and have breast reconstruction? Many people assigned male at birth do not know that they have any risk of developing breast cancer at all. Those who do develop it may not realize that breast reconstruction is...
