My surgeon says women do fine without a Lattisimus muscle and that women will lose strength anyway in their ab. area from a DIEP, since abdominal muscles are cut through and poked around anyway.
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Fortunately it is relative rare to have large open abdominal wound following diep flap surgery. Obesity, diabetes, and smoking can increase this risk. Regarding your risk for revision surgeries you may be at increased risk. Your geneticist may be able to address if you have...
Thank you for your question. In general, I use drains after surgery that creates a large potential space, and mastectomy (and reconstruction) falls into that category. After surgery, that space gets filled with fluid associated with healing. Your body has the capacity to...
Many private insurance companies will not cover correction of tubular breast deformities, because it is not considered a "functional problem". Correction of tubular breasts will not reconstruct the ability to breastfeed. It is true that tubular breasts are a significant congenital...