breast solutions
by Jenny Bryan
help and info
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organisations
Breast Cancer Care
Kiln House
210 New Kings Road
London SW6 4NZ
Helpline: 0808 800 6000 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Sat 9am-2pm)
E-mail: info@breastcancercare.org.uk
Website: www.breastcancercare.org.uk
Offers information and support to women and men who have, or fear they may have, breast cancer, and their families and friends. A range of publications including booklets and factsheets on all aspects of breast cancer are available free on the website. Also has information about The Lavender Trust, which raises money to specifically fund Breast Cancer Care's support and information services for younger women.
Breast Cancer Campaign
Clifton Centre
110 Clifton Street
London EC2A 4HT
Tel: 020 7749 3700
E-mail: info@breastcancercampaign.org
Website: www.breastcancercampaign.org
Committed to raising awareness, providing useful information and ultimately carrying out research to help find a cure.
Breast Implant Information Society (BIIS)
Highway Farm
Horsley Road
Cobham KT11 3JZ
Tel: 07041 471 225 (calls cost 5p per minute)
E-mail: info@biis.org
Website: www.biis.org
Provides information on breast implants and breast implant surgery. Contact them for a free information pack.
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)
at The Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PE
Advice Line: 020 7405 2234
E-mail: info@baaps.org.uk
Website: www.baaps.org.uk
Offers information about aesthetic plastic surgery. The website features a search facility for accredited surgeons, gives details of the common cosmetic surgery procedures, and tells you the risks and limitations of each.
General Medical Council
Regent's Place
350 Euston Road
London NW1 3JN
Tel: 0845 357 3456 (general enquiries) (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm)
Tel: 0845 357 0022 (doctors' fitness to practise)
E-mail: gmc@gmc-uk.org
Website: www.gmc-uk.org
Holds general and specialist registers of doctors practising in the UK. The registration department can provide registration details of specific, named doctors, free of charge. Contact them to check if the doctor or surgeon you have chosen is on their register.
Healthcare Commission
Finsbury Tower
103-105 Bunhill Row,
London EC1Y 8TG
Tel: 020 7448 9200 (switchboard 8.30am-6pm)
E-mail: feedback@healthcarecommission.org.uk
Website: www.chai.org.uk/Homepage/fs/en
The independent inspection body for both the NHS and private and voluntary healthcare, set up to regulate and improve standards in healthcare services throughout England and Wales. It also acts as an independent review body for NHS complaints.
Medical Advisory Service
PO Box 3087
London W4 4ZP
General Medical Helpline: 020 8994 9874 (Mon-Fri 6-8pm)
Men's Health Helpline: 020 8995 4448 (Monday 7-9pm)
E-mail: info@medicaladvisoryservice.org.uk
Website: www.medicaladvisoryservice.org.uk
Telephone advice and information service for all general medical enquiries.
websites – mastectomy and reconstruction
Breast cancer – Mastectomy
www.bbc.co.uk/health/womens_health/
issues_breastcancer2.shtml#mastectomy
Includes information about the types of masectomy available and advice about living with a mastectomy.
Cancer Research UK
www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=195#suppliers
This site includes a list of suppliers who can supply bras, swimwear and prostheses for women who've had breast surgery.
Breast Reconstruction
www.breastcancercare.org.uk/content.php?page_id=456
Detailed information from Breast Cancer Care for women who've had part of a breast or one or both of their breasts removed to treat or prevent cancer.
Understanding Breast Reconstruction
www.cancerbacup.org.uk/info/breast-reconstruction.htm
This CancerBACUP booklet is aimed at women who have undergone or are about to undergo breast surgery. It discusses what breast reconstruction is and the possible benefits and problems to come from this type of surgery.
websites – breast reduction
Breast Problems
www.embarrassingproblems.com/breasts.htm
Information and advice on breasts, with sections specifically concerning large, small and drooping breasts.
Breast Reduction
www.raft.ac.uk/plastics/patient/breast_reduction.html
Useful article from West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust examining why breast reductions are given, how the operations are performed and complications that may occur.
BUPA: Breast Reduction
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/
Mosby_factsheets/breast_reduction.html
BUPA factsheet providing information on what a breast reduction is, what happens during breast reduction surgery, what happens after, and possible complications.
websites – breast augmentation
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
www.plasticsurgery.org
Has extensive information about different types of cosmetic operation.
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
www.bapras.org.uk
The professional representative body for plastic and reconstructive surgeons in the UK, based at the Royal College of Surgeons. The site offers authoritative advice on the different clinical areas of plastic surgery and has a reading list of up-to-date articles on treatments.
National Breast Implant Registry
www.silicone-review.gov.uk/registry
Set up to collect basic information on procedures carried out in both public and private sectors in the UK, for future studies and research into breast implantation and the health effects of breast implants.
Silicone Gel Breast Implants Independent Review Group
www.silicone-review.gov.uk/registry/index.htm
The final report and recommendations from the Independent Review Group, which examined the possible health issues associated with silicone gel breast implants and the issues relating to pre-operative patient information.
reading
Information For Women Considering Breast Implants
Published by the Department of Health, this booklet is for all women who are considering having breast implants. It summarises the issues in breast implant surgery and includes questions to ask in order to enable you to make an informed choice about breast implants, based on independent advice, before agreeing to surgery. Copies can be downloaded from www.doh.gov.uk/ ....
(July 2004, resources updated January 2005)
