New “Friends” Will Travel, Post-Mastectomy I started thinking about possible names while I was still recovering. I played with everything from Geneviève and Françoise, Laverne and Shirley,...
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New “Friends” Will Travel, Post-Mastectomy I started thinking about possible names while I was still recovering. I played with everything from Geneviève and Françoise, Laverne and Shirley,...
It can be sexy or simple, feminine or functional. It can enhance a cocktail dress and add ease to exercising. It’s both coveted and cursed. While some women splurge on them, others purchase them...
About six to eight weeks after breast surgery it will be time to see the post-mastectomy fitter. Women who have had a mastectomy should be able to wear a weighted breast prosthesis (breast form) at this...
Many women find that wearing a prosthesis is a comfortable and natural looking way to restore symmetry following a mastectomy. With proper care and maintenance, a prosthesis will provide years of service....
In the early 1900s, when the mastectomy was first performed, there were no breast prostheses available. Women either did without a prosthesis or made their own out of available materials. The results were...
Women who experience breast cancer in this day and age have the advantage of social and media awareness on their side. Activism to unite and fight this disease is touted from prestigious and powerful organizations...
The following are true stories of women who have had mastectomies on one side with reconstruction, mastectomies on one side with no reconstruction, bilateral mastectomies with reconstruction and bilateral...