When breast cancers are located close to the skin surface, it is often helpful to remove the skin above the tumor during surgery for wire directed segmental resection. When the tumor is located outside of the standard Wise-mastopexy pattern, the pattern is adjusted to remove the skin over the breast cancer.
Tumors of the breast that are located superior to the areola within a certain distance can be removed with bilateral crescent mastopexy incisions. These incisions are placed superior to the areola and in a crescent pattern. The resulting scar ends in the superior portion of the areola and the nipple is positioned in a higher position relative to the previous…
There are a subset of patients who have undergone implant reconstruction following mastectomy and who choose to have their implants removed and their breasts reconstructed with DIEP flaps. The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap uses the skin and/or fat from the lower abdomen to reconstruct the breast. This flap is helpful to reconstruct the upper pole of the breast…
Rhinoplasty healing takes several months to years to reach the final result. While patients can often appreciate their side profile result within a few weeks after surgery, it takes at least one year for the subtle contours to appear on the nose. The initial changes in rhinoplasty swelling occur in about 6-8 weeks post rhinoplasty and then monthly up to…
