Diep Flap Surgery

Diep flap surgery in the past was limited by a patient tissues. I am speaking directly to those patients seeking reconstruction with their own tissues who do not want implants under any circumstances. In many instances patients who were deemed to thin or those on the other hand who were felt to be to obese were denied the opportunity for this type of breast reconstruction. Several thoughts have changed regarding DIEP flap surgery and breast reconstruction. Since the introduction of the bipedicled DIEP flap, double stack DIEP, stacked DIEP flap more women who are relatively thin have been given the opportunity to have breast reconstruction surgery using their own tissue in the form of the DIEP flap. This is particularly advantageous in situations where patients are having skin sparing mastectomy surgery. This allows for the most complete breast reconstruction result where the mastectomy or breast skin has been saved by the breast surgeon and the plastic surgeon has the opportunity then to perform breast reconstruction surgery either with the abdominal tissue like a DIEP flap for optimal reconstructive outcomes.