During a conventional mastectomy, all your breast tissue is removed to treat breast cancer. A skin-sparing mastectomy is a newer technique that tries to preserve as much of the skin as possible. The ...

One of the biggest decisions you may need to make post breast cancer surgery is whether to tattoo your nipple-areola complex — or not. Like some women, you may even decide to go for an arty piece of ...

Mastectomy is when all breast tissue is removed. In appropriately selected patients, the surgeon may be able to conserve some of the skin and/or nipple normally lost during a mastectomy. The choice of ...

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and ...

When Kate Delp was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, she faced a decision: Should she have a lumpectomy or a mastectomy? “From what I’d heard about mastectomy, I knew that it was a very invasive ...

In the portrait series “Reclaim” women in diffuse pink lighting reveal delicately tattooed designs inked across their chests, unfurling over scar tissue in explosions of color or in black and gray.