Dr. Brian Dickinson discusses breast reconstruction surgery using various methods, including: TRAM Flap, DIEP Flap, Implant, and T..
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DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
The lower abdomen is traditionally used as the donor site for reconstruction following mastectomy when the remaining skin and subcutaneous tissue has been damaged by radiation. Not all patients respond to radiation in the same way. Some patients may receive lower doses of radiation and show significant signs of radiation damage and others may have high doses of radiation and show fewer signs of radiation damage. If patients develop capsular contracture, significant asymmetry, or chronic wounds f
Breast Reconstruction. Microvascular Surgery. Evaluating Perfusion
Early Post-Operative Bilateral DIEP Breast Reconstruction
We are seeing more women in our office who are choosing to undergo breast reconstruction following mastectomy with their own body tissue. We are also noticing an increasing number of women, who, when appropriate candidates opt to spare their nipple areola complexes following mastectomy. When the skin and breast tissue are removed following mastectomy, the skin and fat from the abdomen can be transferred to the chest to recreate the breast mound. The skin and fat from the abdomen has its own blo
