Rebuilding After Breast Cancer: A Clear Guide to Breast Reconstruction

Rebuilding After Breast Cancer: A Clear Guide to Breast Reconstruction

Rebuilding After Breast Cancer: A Clear Guide to Breast ReconstructionDr. Bülent Çığşar
Published on: 19/10/2026

Implants or your own tissue, now or later, and is it safe? What the evidence says about breast reconstruction after mastectomy or lumpectomy.

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Implants, Fat Transfer, Reduction: What Breast Surgery Means for Your Mammogram

Implants, Fat Transfer, Reduction: What Breast Surgery Means for Your Mammogram

Implants, Fat Transfer, Reduction: What Breast Surgery Means for Your MammogramDr. Bülent Çığşar
Published on: 12/10/2026

Can you get a mammogram with implants? Does fat transfer or reduction affect screening or cancer risk? What the evidence says and what to do differently.

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You Lost the Weight. Now What About the Skin?

You Lost the Weight. Now What About the Skin?

You Lost the Weight. Now What About the Skin?Dr. Bülent Çığşar
Published on: 05/09/2026

Why skin doesn't retract after major weight loss, what new research says about GLP-1 patients and surgical timing, and when you're actually ready.

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Your Scar Isn't Decided in the Operating Room. It's Decided Over the Next 18 Months.

Your Scar Isn't Decided in the Operating Room. It's Decided Over the Next 18 Months.

Your Scar Isn't Decided in the Operating Room. It's Decided Over the Next 18 Months.Dr. Bülent Çığşar
Published on: 18/08/2026

Why surgical scars turn red before they fade, how long maturation really takes, and what scar care is actually supported by evidence.

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