After her first mammogram in 2022, Emily was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. She opted to have a double mastectomy and deep flap breast reconstructive surgery. An artist by training, Emily was compelled to cast her nipples, which had breastfed her four children over ten years, before undergoing surgery. In researching how best to do this, she found a company that enable her to make life-like, custom, hand-painted prosthetic nipples based on a mold of her nipples. Having these allows Emily to have breasts that look true-to-life, rather than those found on a G-rated doll. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/plastic-reconstructive-surgery/services-appts/reconstructive-surgery-after-breast-cancer #breastreconstruction #johnshopkins #prostheticnipples
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