The two most common types of benign breast lumps are cysts and fibroadenomas. A cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops in the breast tissue. Fibroadenomas are solid, smooth, firm, benign lumps that ...

Reconstructing a breast from your own body tissue is a much more extensive procedure called flap reconstruction. It involves taking a section of skin, fat, and muscle from your abdomen (the transverse ...

Fat grafting plays a crucial role in breast reconstruction, particularly for patients recovering from mastectomy, lumpectomy, or radiation therapy. When used alone or as a complement to implants or ...

Stretching or even a rupture of the graft is also possible. In these cases, a new graft may be used to perform a second reconstruction. Potential complications may also arise from the graft harvesting ...

Similarly, transgender women can go ahead with fat grafting, breast implants and autologous tissue reconstruction, including the DIEP flap procedure for more natural-looking breasts. It is also ...