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American Cancer Society recommendations for Early Breast Cancer Detection

Read about Mammogram Requirements for Boston Cosmetic Breast Surgery. Information on how to get prepared for mammogram if you have breast implants.

Women age 40 and older should have a screening mammogram every year, and should continue so for as long as they are in good health.

Women at increased risk (due to family history, past breast cancer, etc.) should talk to their doctor about the benefits and limitations of starting mammograms when they are younger.

Dr. Moss’ mammogram requirements for cosmetic surgery of the breasts such as breast augmentation, breast lift, and breast reduction

Before choosing a cosmetic or plastic surgeon in Boston, read more in our cosmetic surgery blogs on how to prepare for your consultation.

Dr. Moss provides very lengthy and complete consultations. Therefore it is in everyone’s (both patient and doctor) best interest that the patient is properly prepared for this consultation. Keep in mind that for most surgeries outside of cosmetic surgery, patients have already met with their primary care physician and discussed the proposed surgery or at least the potential need for surgery. The primary care physician to some extent has already assessed the patient as to whether she/he is appropriate for the surgery, before referring her/him to the surgeon. The Primary Care Physician (PCP) has often ordered all the necessary laboratory and radiological tests, before referring the patient to the surgeon.

Read about the mammogram processes for Boston breast implant patients. Know more about reading and interpreting mammograms in breast implants.

All women who are 40 years of age need to have an annual mammogram for the purpose of screening for breast cancer. Women who have a family history of breast cancer may be advised by their primary care physician to start this screening at an earlier age. When it comes to the time frame and frequency of screening for breast cancer with a mammogram, women who have breast implants should be treated exactly as women who don’t have breast implants. In other words, women with breast implants should have their first mammogram at age 40, unless there is a family history of breast cancer. If a woman, who has breast implants has a family history of breast cancer, then her primary care physician may start her screening process at an earlier age, similar to that of a woman without breast implants.