Patient 02 – Goldilocks

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Patient 02 – Goldilocks

 Age: 56, from San Diego, CA. After testing positive for BRCA gene mutation, this patient sought to undergo a prophylactic mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer. She did not want to have breast implants, so she opted for Goldilocks mastectomy by Dr. Richardson and SWIM Flap breast reconstruction by Dr. Cassileth. The patient

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Patient 01 – Goldilocks

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Patient 01 – Goldilocks

 Age: 67, from Pacific Palisades, CA. This breast cancer patient had a Goldilocks mastectomy performed by Dr. Richardson. Dr. Cassileth then performed SWIM breast reconstruction, resulting in an implant-free breast reconstruction using the patient’s native breast tissue to create smaller, natural breasts.

Patient 03 – Nipple Sparing

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Patient 03 – Nipple Sparing

Age: 56, from Los Angeles, CA. This patient had a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy performed by Dr. Memsic. Dr. Killeen performed direct-to-implant breast reconstruction using 304cc silicone implants, followed by fat transfer to the breasts.

Patient 74460 – Nipple Sparing

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Patient 74460 – Nipple Sparing

Age: 47, from Pasadena, CA. This patient had a bilateral mastectomy with Dr. Richardson and direct-to-implant breast reconstruction performed by Dr. Cassileth. Dr. Cassileth used 250cc implants and fat grafting to give the patient the natural-looking breasts she desired.

Patient 38 – Nipple Sparing

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Patient 38 – Nipple Sparing

Age 36, from Phoenix, AZ. This BRCA+ patient had a bilateral mastectomy performed by Dr. Memsic with a one-stage breast reconstruction by Dr. Cassileth. Dr. Cassileth placed 360cc silicone implants and used acellular dermal matrix (ADM) for additional support.

Patient 70 – Nipple Sparing

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Patient 70 – Nipple Sparing

Age: 55, from Santa Barbara, CA. This patient presented breast cancer in her right breast and underwent a unilateral mastectomy performed by Dr. Richardson, followed by direct-to-implant breast reconstruction with Dr. Killeen.

Patient 82897 – Nipple Sparing

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Patient 82897 – Nipple Sparing

Age: 50, from Portland, OR. This patient was diagnosed with DCIS and initially had a lumpectomy performed by another surgeon. After experiencing a reoccurrence, she opted to have a unilateral mastectomy in her right breast performed by Dr. Richardson and direct-to-implant breast reconstruction with Dr. Cassileth.

Patient 04 – Nipple Sparing

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Patient 04 – Nipple Sparing

Age: 30, from Los Angeles, CA. This breast cancer patient underwent a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy performed by Dr. Richardson, followed by one-stage breast reconstruction by Dr. Killeen using 400cc silicone implants.

Patient 38: Nipple Sparing

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Patient 38: Nipple Sparing

Age: 28, from New York, NY. This BRCA+ patient underwent a prophylactic mastectomy performed by Dr. Memsic and one-stage breast reconstruction by Dr. Cassileth using 360cc silicone implants.

Patient 23 – One Stage

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Patient 23 – One Stage

Age: 42, from San Mateo, CA. Patient was BRCA+ and underwent a prophylactic mastectomy performed by Dr. Leslie Memsic and direct-to-implant breast reconstruction with Dr. Lisa Cassileth. In a follow-up surgery, Dr. Cassileth also performed fat transfer to the breasts.