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45-54 year old woman treated with history of Left Breast Cancer, Bilateral Mastectomy, left chest radiation, and Breast Reconstruction with Bilateral DIEP Flaps

45-54 year old woman treated with Breast Reconstruction with Bilateral DIEP Flaps

This lovely human had a strong family history of breast cancer. She decided to have prophylactic, risk-reducing, nipple-sparing mastectomies and reconstruction with Diep Flaps. There were challenges on her breast reconstruction journey, but she was incredibly grounded and brave. She overcame adversity in a way that was inspirational. She is amazing! Well done lady!

Woman treated with Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap

This 46 year old mother had right breast cancer. She chose a double mastectomy. Due to damage caused by the mastectomy surgery, implants didn't take. Dr. Rad rebuilt her breasts with bilateral DIEP flaps.

46 year old woman treated with DIEP flap breast reconstruction

Patient with previous mastectomy and radiation, underwent delayed reconstruction with a DIEP flap on the right side, and immediate reconstruction with a DIEP falp on the left

DIEP flap breast reconstruction

	63 year old woman with a history of left mastectomy and radiation therapy. She has undergone delayed left DIEP flap followed later by a right breast lift and left nipple areolar complex reconstruction.

DIEP Flap performed in Nashville, TN

	57 year old female with R breast cancer and bilateral mastectomies. Status post Bilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap breast reconstruction and bilateral areola tattoo.

Breast Reconstruction

Bilateral DIEP flaps using her own skin and fat (no implants) for total breast reconstruction for this 42 year old woman.

42 Year Old Woman with Bilateral DIEP Flaps for Breast Reconstruction

51 yo female with left breast cancer. Bilateral delayed breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue (autologous DIEP).

51 yo female with delayed breast reconstruction--autologous DIEP

51 year old woman who underwent Breast Reconstruction with Bilateral DIEP flaps and Bilateral Nipple Areolar Complex Reconstruction.

51 Year Old Female for Breast Reconstruction with DIEP flaps

42 year old female, with breast cancer, underwent bilateral mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction with DIEP flaps. Note the improved appearance of her breasts and tummy

	This 45-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer underwent bilateral mastectomy followed by radiation therapy to the left breast. She chose not to have immediate reconstruction and sought a delayed reconstruction 1 year after completion of her radiation therapy. She opted for the technically-skilled, microsurgical DIEP flap utilizing her abdominal tissue. After photos are shown at 1 year postoperatively.

Flap-based breast reconstruction - DIEP

44 year old female had a mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with a DIEP flap of her left breast. Note that her only scar is around her areola

DIEP flap for left breast reconstruction

The patient had bilateral mastectomies and a left sentinel lymph node biopsy for left breast DCIS. She wanted a natural appearing breast reconstruction. She had immediate reconstruction with bilateral DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flaps. She has opted not to have nipple reconstruction at this time.

35-44 year old woman treated with Breast Reconstruction

Bilateral immediate DIEP flaps for this 41 year old woman. She had bilateral mastectomy with sentinal lymph node biopsy and bilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flaps (DIEP).

Immediate Bilateral DIEP Flaps 

This 36 year old had nipple sparing mastectomies for cancer and DIEP reconstruction, plus one round of revision surgery. She is 8 months from initial surgery, and 4 months from revision in the photos.

36 year old woman treated with Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap

40 year old woman with breast cancer treated with bilateral mastectomy and bilateral DIEP flap (no implant) and nipple reconstruction.

This 46-year-old woman was searching for a surgeon proficient in breast reconstruction for a microsurgical perforator free flap DIEP following her right mastectomy for breast CA. She had been without a breast for several years and decided to undergo the procedure to obtain a wholeness. With a very active lifestyle, she sought this particular surgery specifically to spare her muscles and utilize her own tissue to reconstruct her breast. This was done successfully, even with the paucity of abdominal tissue. She underwent nipple and areolar reconstruction to complete her journey. She continued with her activities and exercise soon following her breast reconstruction. She is shown here at 14 months postoperative from the DIEP flap. Case by Dr. Andres

45-54 year old woman treated with Breast Reconstruction

This 56 year old woman had DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction of her right breast after mastectomy. She did not wish to have an implant used to reconstruct her right breast. It was important to match her left breast which already had nice size and shape. She is 8 months recovered and extremely pleased with her results.

DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction | Muscle Preservation Microsurgical Technique

This patient had a previous bilateral mastectomy and had delayed reconstruction with bilateral DIEP flaps.

Bilateral DIEP Flaps

	56 year-old woman with breast cancer. She elected to have a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction at the same time as the mastectomies. We utilized her lower abdominal tissues (bilateral free DIEP flaps) to reconstruct her breasts and she subsequently underwent nipple reconstruction and tattoo.

56 Year-Old Woman with Bilateral Breast Reconstruction

Patient underwent bilateral mastectomies with DIEP flap reconstruction. She had a second stage reconstruction 3 months later with liposuction and fat grafting to breasts with one additional round of fat grafting to breast 8 months later.

45-54 year old woman treated with Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap

This 30 year old BRCA1+ patient had nipple sparing mastectomy and reconstruction with DIEP flaps. She is shown four months after one revision surgery.

30 year old woman treated with Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap

Bilateral DIEP flap reconstruction at time of double mastectomy

55-64 year old woman treated with Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap

This 61 year old had a failed tissue expander elsewhere, and came to me with her nipple closed to the inframammary fold, and a severe lack of tissue.  In a single operation, I did a combined DIEP/SIEA flap (two flaps for one breast) to reconstruct the left breast volume while simultaneously providing skin in the lower pole to improve her breast shape.    She is four months from one operation in the photos.

Patient had inflammatory breast cancer and had delayed reconstruction with DIEP flaps.

This 67 year old woman and professional neuropsychologist had advanced cancer. She chose a double mastectomy. Her right nipple had to be removed because her breast cancer was very close to it, and her left nipple was removed for aesthetic reasons. Dr. Rad rebuilt her breasts with DIEP Flaps followed by nipple reconstruction.

67 year old woman treated with DIEP flap breast reconstruction

	Breast reconstruction with bilateral abdominal free flaps (DIEP) as well as nipple reconstruction and upper breast fat grafting.

This breast cancer patient underwent bilateral skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with DIEP free flaps. She decided not to have nipple reconstruction.

A 62-year-old woman had Stage I left mastectomy and bipedicled DIEP flap (two flaps for one breast), followed by Stage II left breast revision and right breast fat grafting for symmetry. Photos at 7 months from Stage I and 3.5 months from Stage II.

62 year old woman, left mastectomy reconstruction with two DIEP flaps

54 year old, stage 1 left breast reconstruction with free abdominal flap, 8 months post op

Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap Before & After Photos

672 Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap pictures shared by doctors

Manish C. Champaneria, MD

Derek Fletcher, MD

Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD, FACS

Michael Orseck, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

John Michael Thomassen, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Kendall Roehl, MD, FACS

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Michael Orseck, MD

Lewis Albert Andres, MD

Michael Orseck, MD

Aisha McKnight Baron, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Jeremiah Redstone, MD

Lewis Albert Andres, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Mark Deutsch, MD, FACS

Lawrence Iteld, MD

Michael Orseck, MD

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Adam Levy, MD

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Anh Lee, MD, FACS

Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD, FACS

Andrew P. Trussler, MD

Derek Fletcher, MD

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Natalie Ngan, FRACS (Plast)

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Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap Before & After Photos

672 Breast Reconstruction with DIEP Flap pictures shared by doctors

Manish C. Champaneria, MD

Derek Fletcher, MD

Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD, FACS

Michael Orseck, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

John Michael Thomassen, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Kendall Roehl, MD, FACS

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Michael Orseck, MD

Lewis Albert Andres, MD

Michael Orseck, MD

Aisha McKnight Baron, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Jeremiah Redstone, MD

Lewis Albert Andres, MD

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS

Mark Deutsch, MD, FACS

Lawrence Iteld, MD

Michael Orseck, MD

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Adam Levy, MD

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Anh Lee, MD, FACS

Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD, FACS

Andrew P. Trussler, MD

Derek Fletcher, MD

Christopher Pannucci, MD, MS

Natalie Ngan, FRACS (Plast)

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