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Recently the New York Times published an article about a rare cancer that has been linked to breast implants, breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) a rare type of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Last week Dr. Kim presented the Greeley Lecture at the Chicago Surgical Society; his talk was titled “Advances in Breast Reconstruction.” The Chicago Surgical Society was formed in the early 20th century to provide an outlet to help foster the development of surgery as a science.

Last week Dr. John Kim was the University of Toronto keynote lecturer at the 17th annual Toronto Breast Symposium. This internationally attended conference includes lectures, video presentations, open panel discussions, as well as question and answer sessions.

After having breast augmentation surgery with Dr. John Kim there will be a number of tips he will suggest to recover from surgery.

In particular, Dr. John Kim will recommend no heavy lifting or exercise for four to six weeks after surgery.

In 2016 the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that there were 109, 256 breast reconstruction procedures performed. The act of surgery induces the body’s natural immune response to protect itself,

Dr. Kim will tell you at a breast augmentation surgery consult that choosing a breast implant is a very personal decision, and there are many things to consider including implant shape. Dr. Kim will also explain the risk and rewards of using one implant or another.

After breast surgery some women are worried about scarring. Besides being visually unappealing some scars may form in problematic fashion causing pain, reducing function, and creating disfiguration [2]. There is not a consensus in the scientific literature to point to a treatment that universally can completely eliminate scarring.

Dr. Kim feels that preoperative planning before undergoing breast surgery is crucial to reducing the need for reoperation later on. Reoperations can be costly and subject patients to additional risks. Measuring the breast volume before surgery will allow the surgeon to measure the exact size needed for an implant;

Dr. Kim has just returned from China after presenting and performing live surgery at the Second International Multi-disciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium in  Shenzhen China at the 2017 Guangdong Society of Chest Oncology Breast Cancer Committee Shenzhen Meeting.

Large datasets are crucial for helping surgeons use data to make decisions by offering insight into what the risk may be of a given complication based on a large population. These databases are invaluable because they give information about what percent of people who have a given procedure are at risk for a given complication,