New York DIEP Flap Procedure
Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap
Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction, (also known as DIEP Flap) is a type of Autologous (tissue) procedure wherein the patient's own fat and skin is used to rebuild the breast after mastectomy surgery. More and more women are seeking out New York DIEP Flap surgery as the unique benefits and advantages of the procedure are becoming increasingly apparent. The overall cosmetic results of DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction tend to be more in line with what women are searching for when it comes to post-mastectomy reconstruction. Using the patient's own soft tissue from her abdomen facilitates a more natural-looking breast that is warm and soft to the touch. In addition to this, the patient gets the added benefit of a tummy tuck procedure without the need to remove any of the abdominal muscle (as is the case with the older TRAM Flap procedure).
The DIEP Flap incision is made along the bikini line, similar to the incision done during a tummy tuck. The use of this refined perforator flap technique allows us to collect this tissue without sacrificing the underlying abdominal muscles. This tissue is then transformed into a breast mound. The second stage of the breast reconstruction process is recreation of the nipple, and this is followed by areola pigmentation.
The benefits of a DIEP flap procedure, as opposed to the TRAM flap breast reconstruction or the latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction, is that no muscle is used to create the bulk of the new breast. This means that recovery is usually faster and easier, and as an added bonus, because the tissue is removed from the abdomen, the patient essentially gets an Abdominoplasty, which results in a flatter, more contoured stomach. The abdomen is the ideal and most common donor site for a DIEP flap procedure due to its excess supply of fat and skin. Since the DIEP flap is a less invasive procedure, patients are able to resume their pre-operative activities much sooner after surgery.
Because there is no muscle used in this procedure, a surgeon may also suggest that a breast implant is placed behind the DIEP flap to gain extra fullness, but this will depend on a woman's natural size and whether or not symmetry is important to her. Dr. Goldstein and Dr. Erhard have performed hundreds of– DIEP Flap procedures in New York with amazing results.
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