In December 2006 I had a right side mastectomy. As my plastic surgeon just told me I was botched and that the doctor removed nearly all of my muscle wall too. I have been referred to Vanderbilt where hopefully they can do the diep flap surgery. My left breast is a full D and will be getting it "plumped" back up so to speak. The problem is that I only have a little abdominal fat. Can the doctor put an implant under the flap and if so when
February 6, 2015
Answer: Implants with DIEP Yes you can have an implant placed after a DIEP reconstruction. There is also a possibility doing stacked DIEPs meaning using both tissue from the right and left side of the abdomen to build your breast or another is using tissues from your buttock region or inner thigh.
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February 6, 2015
Answer: Implants with DIEP Yes you can have an implant placed after a DIEP reconstruction. There is also a possibility doing stacked DIEPs meaning using both tissue from the right and left side of the abdomen to build your breast or another is using tissues from your buttock region or inner thigh.
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February 6, 2015
Answer: DIEP Flap with Implants for more volume If you need to have a DIEP flap you don't need to travel to Vanderbilt. Many of the busiest DIEP flap surgeons live in Austin, San Antonio and Houston so there is no need to leave the state of Texas. Your request is reasonable but requires an in person examination. There are several aspects of the survey that make use of almost the entire abdomen for a unilateral (one sided reconstruction) for better matches to the normal breast on the other side.
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February 6, 2015
Answer: DIEP Flap with Implants for more volume If you need to have a DIEP flap you don't need to travel to Vanderbilt. Many of the busiest DIEP flap surgeons live in Austin, San Antonio and Houston so there is no need to leave the state of Texas. Your request is reasonable but requires an in person examination. There are several aspects of the survey that make use of almost the entire abdomen for a unilateral (one sided reconstruction) for better matches to the normal breast on the other side.
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