Flap reconstruction surgery

It’s been three weeks since getting my new nipples and these last three weeks have just been…….odd. I’m trying to imagine the expression on ones face if this is the first&nb…

Mastectomy & Reconstruction: Surgery and Recovery

Hiii everyone! Once again I’m behind on the updates. I try to keep these blog posts some what up to date, as sadly I am being recommended to more and more ladies who Moms, sisters, aunts are …

Discover DIEP flap breast reconstruction, a natural choice using your own tissue for a natural-looking breast after mastectomy.

It's been nearly 11 months since I had my prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and TRAM flap reconstruction. This is an update about how I'm doing, as well as the effects I'm still experiencing.

Autologous breast reconstruction involves using your own body tissue to reconstruct the breast, as opposed to implant based reconstruction.

It's been nearly 11 months since I had my prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and TRAM flap reconstruction. This is an update about how I'm doing, as well as the effects I'm still experiencing.

Krystal and I live in the same community and have mutual friends, but have only met in person once in passing at a school event. (Maybe someday we can find the time to grab a coffee and talk about …

It's been almost four weeks since my preventive double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. It feels a lot longer than that some days, but I also know 4 weeks really isn't that much time. The process of healing has been a lot better than I anticipated in most ways, but some things that I didn't ex

Options following a mastectomy include flat closure (ie no reconstruction), or breast reconstruction with either implants or the patient’s own tissue (known as “flap” procedures). Flap procedures are performed either as a “pedicle” flap or a “free” flap.