Reconstructive Breast Surgery

Lynn Johnson

Black Star for Life

Story Summary, Like millions of women throughout the world, 44-year-old Peggy McCann underwent a radical mastectomy for breast cancer. Her decision to undergo breast reconstruction reflected her desire to recover her sense of self...physically and psychologically. Plastic surgery has become increasingly sophisticated and successful in recent years and upwards of 100,000 American women have undertaken this cosmetic procedure after mastectomies. For Peggy McCann successful reconstruction on both breasts has made her whole again and restored her psychic well-being. Caption,Peggy and husband Jim McCann walk together prior to the surgery.

Lynn Johnson, "Reconstructive Breast Surgery," in POYi Archive, Item #16272, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/16272 (accessed June 7, 2025).