by Olivia Capizzi | Oct 19, 2018 | Blog, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Reconstruction Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. Thanks to increased social awareness and an emphasis on screening and self-examination, breast cancer diagnoses are being made at earlier stages of the disease. This early detection can mean...
by Olivia Capizzi | Oct 19, 2018 | Blog, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Reconstruction Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery
Once you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer there’s a lot of important information to digest and challenging decisions to make. What doctor will you use? What are the best treatment options? What type of surgery is needed to remove the cancer? Then, after getting...
by Olivia Capizzi | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Implant Revision Surgery, Gummy Bear Implant, Reconstructive Surgery
Patients like Carol Jackson make it a pleasure to come to work everyday. So says the team at Stillwater Plastic Surgery. Carol is a mom, wife, teacher (fourth-graders’ favorite at Matthews Elementary) and breast cancer survivor. Carol was diagnosed with breast cancer...
by Olivia Capizzi | Jul 24, 2013 | Blog, Breast Cancer Awareness, Reconstructive Surgery
Meet Margot. She is young, vital, alive. She has a great husband and a two-year old and five-year old in tow. Margot has a successful career in retail brokerage. You would not know it to look at her, but Margot tested positive for the BRCA gene. It was disappointing...
by Olivia Capizzi | Jun 27, 2013 | Blog, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Gummy Bear Implant, Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Capizzi is a sought-after expert on the matter of Gummy Bears, one of the most important innovations in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery. This fifth-generation, cohesive gel implant is new and recently FDA-approved. But, it’s not new to Dr. Capizzi. For...
by Olivia Capizzi | Jun 19, 2013 | Blog, Breast Cancer Awareness, Reconstructive Surgery
Say hello again to Tiffany. She’s been on our blog before and we asked her back for a Q&A. She so articulate and has an amazing story. Tiffany is a 33-year old busy mother of three (including a pair of twins), a wife and an entrepreneur. Tiffany is also a breast...
