Breast Reconstruciton

Farbod Esmailian, MD answers: Help with choosing method for breast reconstruction, lift and implants?

I need to make up my mind regarding breast reconstruction, with breast implants and breast lift. I have gone to different plastic surgeons. I am 50 years old and weigh 104 lbs. I have no fat in my stomach.

I had a mastectomy in January followed by radiation. I would like to have reconstruction on one side and a definite lift on the other. One doctor says do the one step latissimus dorsi with implants on both sides; the other says do a deip flap muscle sparing. Who is right?


Farbod Esmailian, MD
1 month ago
By Farbod Esmailian, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

No body is right or wrong.  It all depends on what you want from the surgery and what you are willing to go thru.  One is a shorter recovery and the other is a very big surgery with prolonged hospital stay.  The diep flap is complicated and will take anywhere from 6-10 hours depending on who is doing it.  The other the lat flap will be faster and shorter recovery.  The lat is somewhat a compromise of a surgery given the history of radiation.

You just have to decide what you are willing to go thru and how much surgery you are willing to under go.

Web reference: http://www.feplasticsurgery.com/orange-county-breast-reconstruction-newport
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