Breast Surgery

Physician Financial Woes Lead to Problems for Plastic Surgery Patients

By Dr. Jeffrey J. Roth Wed, February 15, 2012 2:51 pm MDT -- Category: Breast Surgery Category: FinancingCategory: In the NewsCategory: Patient Care

Recently CNN Money reported on a dangerous and little known trend developing in the world of private practice medicine. Changes in insurance coverage, increased business costs and a tumultuous economy have combined to place physicians in a very precarious financial place. In short, some doctors are…

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Wanda Sykes Announces She Has Breast Cancer

By Dr. Jeffrey J. Roth Fri, September 23, 2011 3:53 pm MDT -- Category: Breast Surgery Category: In the News

Wanda Sykes Tells Ellen DeGeneres That Breast Reduction Surgery May Have Saved Her Life

Celebrity comedian and actress Wanda Sykes recently underwent breast reduction surgery and the procedure may have helped her avoid a battle with breast cancer. Ms. Sykes elected to undergo breast…

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Breast Augmentation Increases 40% Over Past Decade

By Dr. Jeffrey J. Roth Mon, April 11, 2011 10:52 am MDT -- Category: Breast Surgery Category: In the NewsCategory: Procedures

As mentioned in a recent New York Times article, breast augmentation continues to be a popular surgery among women of all ages in the United States.

In 2010, 296,203 breast implant procedures were done by…

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Study Reports Botox Reduces Pain from Mastectomy Reconstruction

By Dr. Jeffrey J. Roth Sun, October 03, 2010 5:12 pm MDT -- Category: Breast Surgery Category: Procedures

A recent study presented at the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery's  20th Biennial Congress in San Francisco, California noted that Botulinum toxin A, commonly known as Botox, may significantly reduce the postoperative pain from silicone breast implant reconstruction…

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Breast Reconstruction Information

By Dr. Jeffrey J. Roth Fri, October 01, 2010 11:02 am MDT -- Category: Breast Surgery Category: Procedures

Breast cancer remains a significant disease, affecting 1 in 8 American women. More than 57,000 breast reconstruction procedures were performed in 2007. Seventy-five percent of women who have mastectomies have surgical reconstruction…

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