Kathy Steligo (SAN CARLOS, CA) is the coauthor of Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk and The Breast Cancer Book. She is a two-time breast cancer survivor.

... a reliable source of information for individuals grappling with breast cancer.—Cure

• ForewordSue Friedman, DVMIntroductionPart I. Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction BasicsChapter One. Why Mastectomy?Chapter Two. Considering a Risk-Reducing MastectomyChapter Three. Going Flat: Mastectomy without ReconstructionChapter Four. How a Mastectomy Affects ReconstructionChapter Five. Breast Reconstruction BasicsPart II. Rebuilding the BreastsChapter Six. Reconstruction with Breast ImplantsChapter Seven. The Expander ExperienceChapter Eight. Autologous Tissue FlapsPart III. Procedures to Improve Symmetry, Shape, and AppearanceChapter Nine. Revision ProceduresChapter Ten. Modifying Your Opposite BreastChapter Eleven. Final Touches: Re-creating Your Nipple and AreolaPart IV. What to Expect from Prep, Post-op, Recovery, and BeyondChapter Twelve. Preparing for SurgeryChapter Thirteen. What to Expect in the HospitalChapter Fourteen. Back HomeChapter Fifteen. Dealing with Unexpected ProblemsChapter Sixteen. Life after ReconstructionPart V. Finding Answers, Making DecisionsChapter Seventeen. Shopping for SurgeonsChapter Eighteen. Payment and Insurance IssuesChapter Nineteen. A Road Map for Making Difficult DecisionsChapter Twenty. Information for Family and FriendsAcknowledgmentsGlossaryResourcesNotesIndex

Kathy Steligo (SAN CARLOS, CA) is the coauthor of Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk and The Breast Cancer Book. She is a two-time breast cancer survivor.

... a reliable source of information for individuals grappling with breast cancer.—Cure

• ForewordSue Friedman, DVMIntroductionPart I. Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction BasicsChapter One. Why Mastectomy?Chapter Two. Considering a Risk-Reducing MastectomyChapter Three. Going Flat: Mastectomy without ReconstructionChapter Four. How a Mastectomy Affects ReconstructionChapter Five. Breast Reconstruction BasicsPart II. Rebuilding the BreastsChapter Six. Reconstruction with Breast ImplantsChapter Seven. The Expander ExperienceChapter Eight. Autologous Tissue FlapsPart III. Procedures to Improve Symmetry, Shape, and AppearanceChapter Nine. Revision ProceduresChapter Ten. Modifying Your Opposite BreastChapter Eleven. Final Touches: Re-creating Your Nipple and AreolaPart IV. What to Expect from Prep, Post-op, Recovery, and BeyondChapter Twelve. Preparing for SurgeryChapter Thirteen. What to Expect in the HospitalChapter Fourteen. Back HomeChapter Fifteen. Dealing with Unexpected ProblemsChapter Sixteen. Life after ReconstructionPart V. Finding Answers, Making DecisionsChapter Seventeen. Shopping for SurgeonsChapter Eighteen. Payment and Insurance IssuesChapter Nineteen. A Road Map for Making Difficult DecisionsChapter Twenty. Information for Family and FriendsAcknowledgmentsGlossaryResourcesNotesIndex

Kathy Steligo (SAN CARLOS, CA) is the coauthor of Living with Hereditary Cancer Risk and The Breast Cancer Book. She is a two-time breast cancer survivor.

... a reliable source of information for individuals grappling with breast cancer.—Cure

• ForewordSue Friedman, DVMIntroductionPart I. Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction BasicsChapter One. Why Mastectomy?Chapter Two. Considering a Risk-Reducing MastectomyChapter Three. Going Flat: Mastectomy without ReconstructionChapter Four. How a Mastectomy Affects ReconstructionChapter Five. Breast Reconstruction BasicsPart II. Rebuilding the BreastsChapter Six. Reconstruction with Breast ImplantsChapter Seven. The Expander ExperienceChapter Eight. Autologous Tissue FlapsPart III. Procedures to Improve Symmetry, Shape, and AppearanceChapter Nine. Revision ProceduresChapter Ten. Modifying Your Opposite BreastChapter Eleven. Final Touches: Re-creating Your Nipple and AreolaPart IV. What to Expect from Prep, Post-op, Recovery, and BeyondChapter Twelve. Preparing for SurgeryChapter Thirteen. What to Expect in the HospitalChapter Fourteen. Back HomeChapter Fifteen. Dealing with Unexpected ProblemsChapter Sixteen. Life after ReconstructionPart V. Finding Answers, Making DecisionsChapter Seventeen. Shopping for SurgeonsChapter Eighteen. Payment and Insurance IssuesChapter Nineteen. A Road Map for Making Difficult DecisionsChapter Twenty. Information for Family and FriendsAcknowledgmentsGlossaryResourcesNotesIndex