Breast reconstruction benefits

Breast Reconstruction: Restoring What Cancer Took

By a.dravus8
  • William Halstead Performs First Radical Mastectomy

    William Halstead Performs First Radical Mastectomy

    Halstead did not medically agree with the concept of providing breast reconstruction because he feared it compromised controlling the disease. His teachings limited further exploration of breast reconstruction for the nearly 100 years.

  • Vincent Czerny credited with first attempt at autogenous breast reconstruction

    "Reconstructed using transplant of lipoma from patient's flank" (Uroskie & Colen, 2004)

  • Italian surgeon Tanzini uses first muscular tissue to reconstruct

    Due to Halstead's teachings, Tanzini's approach goes unrecognized for nearly 60 years.
  • Cronin & Gerow perform first silicon breast implant on Timmie Jean Lindsey

    Cronin & Gerow perform first silicon breast implant on Timmie Jean Lindsey

  • First transversely oriented abdominal musculocutaneous island (TRAM) flap for breast reconstruction

  • Medical tattooing of the reconstructed nipple areola becomes popular

  • Women's Health & Cancer Rights Act of 1998 - Requires insurance providers to cover breast reconstruction treatment in the event of mastectomy

    http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/whcra.html#.UMZeLqyDnTo

  • First Annual Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day

    Established by the American Society for Plastic Surgeons