The Surgery Every Feminist Needs To Know About

In the process of researching our comprehensive guide for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we stumbled upon a procedure called the one-stage, nipple-sparing breast reconstruction which can, we discovered, be life-changing for mastectomy patients and the way they feel about their femininity post-surgery. And yet, most are not even offered the option to undergo it. We spoke with Dr. Wendy Cassileth, the Clinical Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai hospital, about why she pioneered this procedure. Here, everything you need to know about the surgery, including the disturbing reality of why many men don’t think we need access to it.