'Modern Family' star explains breast reduction
(Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ariel Winter: Three bottles of wine strapped to your chest? No wonder breast reductions are on the rise
Modern Family actress Ariel Winter has spoken up about having breast reduction surgery for health reasons - and she's not the only woman struggling with boob-related pain. Radhika Sanghani reports (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: chest breasts tits cleavage boob job ariel winter modern family boobs breast reduction surgery Source Type: news
Botched breast reduction leaves woman with a rotting nipple that almost killed her
Sue McManus, 54, from Lancashire, was forced to have emergency surgery to save her life after a routine breast reduction resulted in a necrotic - rotting - nipple that left her dangerously ill. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man who underwent breast reduction surgery grows new 38C boobs…and embraces his new look
HE GREW up as both a woman and a man, and has bravely spoken out about his story. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
These Photos Show The Problem With Excess Skin After Extreme Weight Loss
By the time Tatiana Bobbitt lost 190 pounds, she knew she had a problem. It had been 21 months since her successful bariatric surgery, and while she had shed nearly 200 pounds from her 5’11”, 450-pound frame, her body was covered with loose, stretched-out skin.
Bobbitt put on the weight in adolescence and now credits her gain to the fallout from her sexual assault -- the stress of keeping a painful secret, as well as the side effects from different depression medications and mood stabilizers. These caused her to balloon to 275 pounds by the time she was 16 years old. At 19, she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
May highlights: Overcoming brain hemorrhage, brachial plexus + more
Catch up on what you may have missed on Thriving last month. Our staff takes a look back at a few of this month’s favorite posts.
A sister’s words: The athlete who couldn’t be tamed by a brain hemorrhage
Carly is a superstar athlete, running a 5:32 mile at the young age of 14. Her heroes include Tom Brady, Malcolm Butler and Boston Children’s neurosurgeon Dr. Ed Smith. After emergency surgery to repair a brain hemorrhage Carly’s career aspirations have shifted, and the Cape Cod track star is now pondering the world of neurosurgery. Read A sister’s words: The athlete who couldn’t be ta...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 1, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our patients’ stories brachial plexus brain hemorrhage melanoma tuberous sclerosis Source Type: news
Parent Q&A: Helping a daughter through breast reduction surgery
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For her eighteenth birthday, Mackenzie Langan wanted people to know her as something other than the girl with the big breasts. The teenager from Cape Cod—whose experience was chronicled in a recent episode of Nightline—underwent a double breast reduction surgery to take her G-cup chest down to a C size. Now, you “can’t take the smile off her face,” says Mackenzie’s mother, Cindy Crawford, who shared with us a parent’s perspective on coping with macromastia and getting treatment from Brian Labow, MD, at the Boston Children’s Hospital Adolescent...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 28, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Boston Children's Hospital staff Tags: Children's in the news Our patients’ stories parenting breast reduction. teen breast reduction Brian Labow macromastia Source Type: news
Turning 18 and Turning to Breast Reduction Surgery
Mackenzie is petite, standing at about 5 feet tall. But her bra size was a 32-H, so she said finding outfits that fit well was a constant challenge. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Good results with surgery for gynecomastia in bodybuilders
(Wolters Kluwer Health) With attention to some unique patient characteristics, breast reduction surgery achieves good aesthetic outcomes in bodybuilders with gynecomastia--enlargement of the male breast, according to a report in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The latest stars of Botched Up Bodies
A man coping with the result of his weight loss, a woman with a misshapen mouth and a mum-of-six whose nipple died after a breast reduction op all feature in Channel 5's freak medical show. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Positive study for Smith & Nephew's Pico wound therapy
A study delivers positive results for Smith & Nephew's Pico negative-pressure wound therapy in breast reduction surgery.
Smith & NephewNews Well, Clinical Trials, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapyread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - December 29, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Val Kennedy Source Type: news
4 Reasons Why I Don't Want To Lose My Breasts
The surgeon and I talked for a long time.
He looked carefully through the surgical notes from my previous breast surgery and at the films from my most recent mammogram. Then, he crossed his arms over his chest, leaned back in his chair and peered at me over the top of his bifocals.
Firmly, but with compassion, he said: "Your breasts have to come off."
He saw the tears welling up in my eyes, tears that surprised me because after talking with a genetic counselor and five other doctors, I knew this would be his verdict.
He leaned forward, took my hands in his and said: "When is the best time to remove your breasts? The...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chinese woman has breast reduction surgery to remove ONE STONE of tissue
Mrs Lin, 50, from Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, had one stone of fat removed from her breasts. The surgeon carrying out the procedure said they were the biggest he had seen in his whole career. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uneven or large breasts can cause teen angst
ConclusionThis study found young females with macromastia report lower quality of life and physical health, as well as more pain and poorer mental health than females with asymmetrical breasts or those with average breasts. However, in this study, females with asymmetrical breasts of more than a cup size difference did report lower self-esteem. Contrary to the media reporting, the study did not assess the impact of any treatment or surgical interventions on self-esteem, physical or mental health.The study also did not find that females developed eating disorders because of their breasts. The researchers found women with as...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Source Type: news
Shared medical appointments increase contact time between women considering breast reduction and their surgeon
(Wolters Kluwer Health) For women considering breast reduction surgery, initial evaluation at a shared medical appointment provides excellent patient satisfaction in a more efficient clinic visit, reports a study in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
