Saline and silicone breast implants have the same basic purpose, but they differ in what fills them, how they feel, and how doctors check them over time. Learning the pros and cons of each can help you choose the option that best fits your body, goals, and comfort level.
Nebraska Medicine plastic surgeons offer some of the most advanced breast reconstruction technology available, alongside care plans tailored to each patient.
Losing nipple sensation after breast cancer surgery is common and can be distressing. Nebraska Medicine surgeons explain what’s happening, what’s possible and why the conversation around sensation is finally changing.
A breast cancer diagnosis raises many questions, including what life looks like after treatment. Women who hope to have children may wonder: Can I still breastfeed?
While breast augmentation remains one of the most popular plastic surgical procedures, there has been a slight uptick in breast implant removal in recent years. Patients remove their implants for various reasons, ranging from comfort and personal preference to medical necessity.
Mastectomy can leave your reconstructed breasts numb. For a long time, this was an unavoidable outcome of protecting against breast cancer. Most breast reconstruction options restore breast and nipple appearance but not sensation. Until now. A new technique gives you the chance to not only look – but also feel – like yourself again. It’s called nipple nerve reconstruction.
About a month after a routine mammogram, Tammy Harders felt a lump in her breast. Despite getting the all clear just a few weeks ago, the 44-year-old wife and mother of three remembers thinking, “This one is different.”
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