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Implant Removal and Bilateral DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

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…

Tissue Expander and Implant Breast Reconstruction

Breast Reconstruction, Expander-Implant Breast Reconstruction, Expander-Implant Reconstruction January 30, 2021

Tissue Expanders are often inserted as a first stage of breast reconstruction during the mastectomy. The tissue expanders can be placed above the muscle or below the muscle and depending upon the type of reconstruction that is going to be undertaken. When the tissue expander is placed beneath the pectoralis major muscle it often assumed a higher position that expected…

Implant Removal and Bilateral DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

Tissue Expander and Implant Breast Reconstruction