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Breast Reconstruction

Oncoplastic Reconstruction Following Lumpectomy for Breast Conservation. Early Post-Operative Results. What to Expect?

Oncoplastic Reconstruction Following Lumpectomy for Breast Conservation. Early Post-Operative Results. What to Expect?

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…

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Unilateral DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction for Reconstructions Larger than 800 grams

Unilateral DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction for Reconstructions Larger than 800 grams

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…

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DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction, to Replace Medial Breast Skin Following Mastectomy

DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction, to Replace Medial Breast Skin Following Mastectomy

Breast reconstruction in the radiated patient is different than in patients who have not received radiation. Patients who have undergone lumpectomy and radiation or patients who have undergone mastectomy and then radiation typically have a tight skin envelope. At times the skin envelope may be amenable to a breast implant reconstruction. Other times, the skin envelope results in a capsular…

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Breast Reconstruction following Lumpecomy & Radiation

Breast Reconstruction following Lumpecomy & Radiation

Reconstruction following lumpectomy can be challenging and even more so in the setting of radiation therapy. Radiation and implant reconstructions can often cause capsular contracture. When one mammary prosthesis has capsular contracture and the other does not, obtaining symmetry can be quite challenging. In patients who have repeated capsular contracture, it is often best to remove the mammary prosthesis and…

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Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

Breast reconstruction following mastectomy is very common. Breast reconstruction often has a better result when the nipple areola complex is preserved. In patients who do not have a ptotic breast, the mastectomy can often be performed from an infra-mammary incision. At the time of the mastectomy, a tissue expander is placed. After the skin has healed the expander is removed…

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Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy with Tissue Expander and Implant Reconstruction

Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy with Tissue Expander and Implant Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction following mastectomy is a common procedure. When the breast is ptotic, I often find that patient will do better when the resulting skin pattern is in the form of a Wise pattern. The Wise pattern allows the removal of ptotic skin and creates a skin envelope for an aesthetically pleasing breast. Tissue expander placement beneath the muscle entirely…

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DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

DIEP flap breast reconstruction is commonly used to reconstruct the breasts following mastectomy. When performing DIEP flap breast reconstruction, the lower abdominal tissue is used to replace the breast tissue and/or skin that have been removed. In patients who have ptotic breasts, or breasts in which there is a long sternal notch to nipple distance then the mastectomy may be…

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