When plastic surgeons and breast cancer specialists work in tandem, magic happens. In Los Angeles, one practice is leading the charge.
, first received her breast cancer diagnosis, she consulted with—and promptly fired—three male surgeons. She felt as if her healthcosmetic concerns were being diminished due to implicit gender biases, a sentiment shared by many other breast cancer patients who have been told that what they want is impractical, impossible, or simply doesn’t matter by the very people tasked with keeping them healthy and alive.
Cassileth Plastic Surgery and the Bedford Breast Center is the first plastic surgery and breast oncological surgery joint practice in the United States to work in tandem with one another to find the best cure and method of care. This unique cosmetic approach revolutionizes the way breast cancer patients are treated throughout their journeys., the founder of the joint practice, speaks from experience.
“Many people have the mistaken impression that breast disease moves forward in a very linear fashion, that it starts as a small speck and slowly gets larger and larger, and if it’s caught in that timeline, ‘early’ enough, then a smaller surgery with less tissue removal is possible and mastectomy is less likely,” Richardson says. “Unfortunately, breast disease is actually a much more complicated situation.
“In 2021, our surgical team was the first in Los Angeles to perform nerve grafts during mastectomy, allowing the breast to be reinnervated for sensation after mastectomy,” Cassileth says. “All of these techniques not only produce better results, but provide more choices for patients and allow us to tailor our surgeries to best suit each patient’s needs.”Richardson created the Goldilocks Mastectomy, a technique for closing a mastectomy on larger breasts.
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