Women with Breast Implants Encouraged To Go Beyond Regular Mammogram...( Plastic surg...),Health

Plastic surgery portal NewImage.com promotes the importance of annual mammograms and breast self-examination during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and encourages women with breast implants to be extra cautious when getting a mammogram.

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) October 28, 2008 -- NewImage.com, the premier online destination for personal image enhancement solutions, is pleased to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month for a second year by helping raise awareness of the importance of early detection and encouraging women with breast implants to go beyond regular mammography screenings to reduce the risk of possibly missing a tumor hidden under an implant.

During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NewImage.com wants every woman with breast implants to feel confident about the precautions she is taking against breast cancer. In addition to regular mammography screenings, monthly breast-self exams and a risk assessment from a physician, NewImage.com suggests* women with breast implants to be extra cautious and educate themselves about the risks and responsibilities that come with undergoing breast augmentation.

Breast implants make it more difficult to detect breast cancer on a mammogram because the implants can hide some breast tissue and block the image of a tumor. Because of this, standard techniques used in mammography for compression of the breast and imaging are not as effective for women with breast implants and additional screening tools, such as MRI and ultrasound are recommended.

Whether women have saline breast implants or silicone breast implants,
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