I had bilateral DIEP surgery about 1.5 months ago that went well. She told me to start thinking about what is what I want done for stage II. When I start thinking about what I want done and I get overwhelmed. What is the best techniques to determine what breast size and shape myself so I have an idea before going back for my next appointment.
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Although an implant can be placed under a DIEP flap, I prefer to wait at least 6 months before considering this, such that the new tissue flap has acquired new peripheral vascular in growth and is not completely dependent of the main pedicle blood supply.I would encourage you to visit with 3...
You are seeing a wide variance in scarring because there are many variables in breast cancer reconstruction. First, some patients undergo immediate reconstruction whereas others undergo delayed reconstruction. Often, we can achieve better scarring with immediate reconstruction....
Many times we use an incision in the fold to approach the breast in nipple preserving procedures. I use the VIOPTIX monitoring system which needs a small area to monitor the flap. At a 2 to 3 month window we evaluate the results and decide on size and shape discrepancies and move...
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