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Diep Flap Breast Reconstruction - Why the Hype & How to Find a Diep Flap Surgeon

... the US perform DIEP flap surgery so many patients will have to travel for the procedure. The good news is that many of these DIEP flap centers will accommodate out-of-state and even international patients. To learn if a breast center or ... Read

By: Dr Chrysopoulo | 31/08/2007 | Diseases & Conditions

Breast Cancer Reconstruction After Mastectomy With Abdominal Flaps (tram, Siea and Diep Flaps)

... flaps (abdominal tissue) is more appealing to most patients than other options. So what are the options if you do have some abdominal tissue to spare? The DIEP flap procedure is today's gold standard in breast restoration. Advances in ... Read

By: Dr Chrysopoulo | 01/09/2008 | Women's Health

Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy With Perforator Flaps (gap, Siea & Diep Flaps)

... that supply nutrients to the tissue ("perforators") can be taken from the patient's abdomen (SIEA flap and DIEP flap procedures) or buttocks (GAP flap procedure). Unlike conventional tissue reconstruction techniques (like the TRAM flap), ... Read

By: Dr Chrysopoulo | 29/12/2007 | Plastic Surgeries

Bold Approach to Breast Cancer Reconstruction Education

... TRAM flap reconstruction. Experience is an essential factor for this technically demanding surgery; PRMA performs over 300 DIEP flap breast reconstructions per year. The “Life is a Carnival” calendar is available from the FORCE website. Read

By: Dr Chrysopoulo | 17/10/2007 | Diseases & Conditions

Plastic Surgeons Are Using Increasingly Sophisticated Techniques to Optimize Breast Reconstruction

... through this the construction of a new breast without the sacrifice of rectus muscle or fascia. Perforator flaps such as the DIEP flap can trace their origins back to the work of Stuart Milton in the 1960s. At that time, wound closure ... Read

By: Dave Stringham | 12/11/2009 | Health

Breast cancer reconstruction

... chest muscle. The choices are: 1) free TRAM (transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous) flaps from the abdomen, 2) pedicled TRAM, 3) free DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flaps from the abdomen, 4) pedicled latissimus dorsi ... Read

By: Mai Brooks | 07/08/2009 | Women's Health

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