I will not have to have tissue exspanders if there is good blood flow to the breast tissue, is there anything I can do, or eat that can help with good blood circulation?
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Yes, the various uneveness like lack of upper pole fullness can be adjusted with fat transfer, from one area like abdomen to the breasts. This can usually be done under a local tumescent type anesthesia in my certified office operating room.
Ben Brown, MD (license emergency restriction) says:
Hello mrspotter,
Thank you for your question and for sharing your experience. I'm sorry to hear that all has not gone as well as you had hoped with your breast reconstruction journey.
It is possible to perform breast reconstruction with free flaps, including SGAP (superior gluteal artery...
Sounds like the mastectomy flap didn't have sufficient blood flow for healing. This doesn't mean your body is rejecting the expander. The options are to remove the exposed expander or salvage the reconstruction by revising that side. Check with your plastic surgeon and your oncologist with...