There are no pleasant aspects of getting a mastectomy. The best you can do is look for post-surgery options to help mitigate what you have lost. DIEP is a “deep inferior epigastric artery perforator” flap. DIEP uses your body tissue to perform breast reconstructive surgery. Types of Breast Reconstructive Surgery There are two main options …
As if there wasn’t enough to think about when facing a breast cancer diagnosis, patients also face the potential for a post-treatment condition known as lymphedema. Hearing this only incites more questions from patients. One of them has to do with how likely it is that they might develop chronic and uncomfortable swelling. We’ll discuss …
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Women who have undergone mastectomy with or without other cancer interventions have options for various reconstruction approaches. Dr. Patel, using microsurgery techniques, offers DIEP flap surgery. Flap surgeries are characterized by the use of a woman’s own tissue to rebuild a natural-looking breast mound. DIEP, deep inferior epigastric perforators flap surgery is a sophisticated procedure …
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When a woman undergoes breast augmentation surgery, she is much more focused on the benefits her procedure will provide than on the possibility that she may need another surgery in the future. Secondary breast surgery is called breast revision surgery. It may be needed for several different reasons, which we will discuss here, along with …
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It is easy to assume that the goal of breast reconstruction is to restore the breast mound. While this is true, there is much more to it than recreating volume where tissue has been removed. For a woman to achieve her desired outcome from breast reconstruction, the surgeon must also address the matter of symmetry. …
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When facing the prospect of mastectomy and breast cancer treatment, a patient is digesting more information than they may at any other time in life. There are many variables, numerous office visits, and a lot of detailed information being discussed. Inevitably, patients find that they have questions even once their process has begun, sometimes even …
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A breast cancer diagnosis puts a lot on a woman’s plate. Not only is it necessary to grapple with the diagnosis itself but also to explore treatment options. Breast cancer treatment, as well as the recovery from treatment, can be taxing both physically and emotionally. Breast reconstruction is often the light at the end of …
Every year in our country alone, hundreds of thousands of women undergo breast augmentation surgery. The procedure in which breast implants are inserted to round out and enhance the shape and size of the breasts may seem logical after breast cancer treatment, as well. While breast implants can play an integral role in reshaping the …
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