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Augmentation Mammaplasty, Types, Indications

Augmentation mammaplasty plastic surgery to increase the size of the female breast, or sometimes to uplift pendulous breasts. It can be done for purely cosmetic purposes, as when a woman wants larger breasts, or following mastectomy to replace surgically removed tissue. Reconstructive mammaplasty breast reconstruction after mastectomy, done as an alternative to breast forms and specially designed brassieres to achieve a more normal appearance of the breast. If this procedure is chosen, it is usually considered to be just one stage in the total plan of treatment for breast cancer. It has both a psychologic and physiologic impact on the patient. Criteria used to determine whether reconstructive surgery is appropriate post mastectomy include the amount of tissue remaining after mastectomy, e.g., pectoral muscles, skin, and nipple; the probability of recurrent metastatic disease; appearance and size of the unoperated breast; and size and angle of the mastectomy scar. Adjuvant cancer therapy with radiation does not necessarily preclude additional plastic breast surgery. Breast augmentation sometimes referred to as a “breast aug” or “boob job” by patients,...

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What Are The Benefits of Taking Vitamin C

What Are The Benefits of Taking Vitamin C/Vitamin C known as ascorbic acid and L-ascorbic acid is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. The disease scurvy is prevented and treated with vitamin...

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Hypomagnesemia, Causes, Food Source, Treatment

Hypomagnesemia/Magnesium deficiency refers to inadequate intake of dietary magnesium or impaired absorption of magnesium, which can result in numerous symptoms and diseases. It is generally corrected by an increase of...

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