In this article, Dr. Levine clarifies a patient's questions as to whether natural tissue breast reconstruction can increase the risk of cancer or recurrence of cancer.
DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction has many advantages over Implant Breast Reconstruction. DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction (and all Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction) is 100% natural and permanent. DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction is performed with the patients’ own body tissue (Autologous), and therefore it looks, feels and behaves like a normal breast. New blood vessels grow into [...]
DIEP Flap vs. TRAM Flap: The DIEP flap breast reconstruction operation has many benefits over the TRAM. Both operations use the patients’ own body tissue to make a new breast after mastectomy. DIEP Flap vs. TRAM Flap: The Disadvantages of TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction: However, the TRAM flap, by [...]
These photos show results following DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Keep The Natural Look and Feel of Your Breasts Women report and after DIEP Flap breast reconstruction their reconstructed breasts are not thought of as reconstructions. Rather they feel like normal breasts to the extent that at some point women think of them as actual breasts. Regaining Sensation after Diep Flap [...]
This article explains in very simple terms the advantages of immediate breast reconstruction. Immediate reconstruction refers to any breast reconstruction that is done at the same time as the mastectomy. The advantage of immediate breast reconstruction is that the patient will undergo both major operations at the same time, and get them over with. There [...]
DIEP Flap Breast reconstruction is the gold standard in breast reconstruction. In 6 simple points this article explains the benefits of Diep Flap Breast reconstruction. DIEP Flap breast reconstruction is the gold standard for breast reconstruction. DIEP flap breast reconstruction is 100% natural in that it uses the patient's own body tissue DIEP flap breast reconstruction [...]
This article defines delayed breast reconstruction and explains the advantages and disadvantages of delayed breast reconstruction. The altenative to delayed breast reconstruction is immediate reconstruction, which you can learn more about here. Delayed reconstruction is a term used to describe breast reconstruction that is performed days, months or years after the mastectomy has already been done. This [...]
