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 ...

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 primary benefit of a DIEP flap over other breast reconstruction surgeries is that the procedure does not involve removing the abdominal muscle, which generally makes recovery time shorter and less ...

Shannen Doherty gained weight to provide fat tissue for her breast reconstruction, called a stacked DIEP flap surgery Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from ...

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).