Patients who undergo lumpectomy have different options for breast reconstruction. In patients who have relatively larger breasts, smaller tumors, and who have breast ptotis may be able to have their tumor excised with a lumpectomy and their breast reconstructed with the same patterns that we use for a cosmetic mastopexy or breast reduction. It is quite common for patients to…
Autologous breast reconstruction is when the body’s own tissue is used to reconstruct the breast. There are several different parts of the body that serves as donor sites for breast reconstruction. Common areas of donor site locations include the abdomen, the back, and the gluteal region. When the breast is ptotic the native nipple areola complex can not be utilized…
Hernia repairs are common. Often the hernis can be exposed through a lower abdominal incision. The lower abdominal incision is similar to an incision used in a standard abdominoplasty or “tummy tuck” operation. The lower abdominal incision gives access to the entire abdominal wall up toward the ribcage. Any mesh that is placed in a central defect is not located…
Breast Reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer can be broken down into two main classifications: 1) Tissue Expander and Implant Reconstruction and 2) Autologous Tissue Reconstruction. In patients with larger breasts, the maximum size of a silicone gel mammary prosthesis is 800 cc. Often in mastectomy specimens weighing more than 800 grams, the implant is not sufficient to fill the…
