DIEP Breast Reconstruction Surgery
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Before Surgery
6 Weeks After Surgery
Nearly 1 Year After Surgery
2 Years After Surgery
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Surgery Type: Delayed DIEP
43-year-old African Canadian patient that underwent left delayed breast reconstruction using DIEP flap; right breast balancing lift/reduction nipple reconstruction and areolar tattoo; followed by right abdominal dog ear excision, left breast lipofilling.
Before Surgery
4 Months After Surgery
Patient Information
Surgery Type: Delayed DIEP
A 59-year-old Caucasian patient who underwent right delayed breast reconstruction using a DIEP flap.
Before Surgery
5 Months After Surgery
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Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
42-year-old South East Asian patient who underwent bilateral skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate DIEP breast reconstruction.
Before Surgery
6 Weeks After Surgery
*Area of delayed healing on left breast incision
10 Months After Surgery
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Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
A 62-year-old Caucasian patient who underwent bilateral skin-sparing mastectomies with immediate DIEP breast reconstruction.
Before Surgery
3 Months After Surgery
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Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
45-year-old self-identified as a Pacific Islander patient who underwent nipple-sparing mastectomies with immediate DIEP breast reconstruction.
Before DIEP Surgery
1.5 years after surgery
**Skin paddle located in the inframammary fold
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Surgery Type: DIEP
A 51-year-old Caucasian patient who underwent previous bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomies with immediate breast reconstruction direct to implant with Allomax 2014; followed by textured implant removal and bilateral breast reconstruction with DIEP flap 2020; followed by breast revision with fat necrosis removal and lipofilling for contouring 2021.
Before DIEP Surgery
1 year after surgery
Patient Information
Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
47-year-old Southeast Asian patient who underwent bilateral skin-sparing mastectomies with immediate DIEP flap.
Before DIEP Surgery
3 months after surgery
Patient Information
Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
46-year-old African Canadian patient who underwent bilateral mastectomies with immediate DIEP breast reconstruction.
Before DIEP Surgery
3 months after surgery
Hypertrophic scarring
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Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
47-year-old Southeast Asian patient who underwent skin-sparing mastectomies with immediate DIEP flap. The breast has hypertrophic scarring as the patient experienced some challenges with healing after surgery.
Before DIEP Surgery
6 Weeks Post Surgery
Patient Information
Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
57-year-old Middle Eastern patient who underwent left skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate DIEP flap.
Before DIEP Surgery
After Surgery
Patient Information
Surgery Type: Immediate DIEP
A 59-year-old Caucasian patient who underwent bilateral skin-sparing mastectomies with immediate DIEP flap.
Before DIEP Surgery
2 Years After Surgery
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Surgery Type: Delayed DIEP
A 72-year-old Caucasian patient underwent right delayed DIEP breast reconstruction; followed by left balancing reduction; with Nipple Areolar Complex reconstruction.
Before DIEP Surgery - Front View
Before DIEP Surgery - Side View
1.5 Years After Surgery - Front View
1.5 Years After Surgery - Side View
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Surgery Type: Delayed DIEP
A 70-year-old Caucasian patient underwent left delayed breast reconstruction using DIEP flap; followed by right breast balancing reduction and nipple reconstruction using CV flaps.
Before DIEP Surgery
6 Months After Surgery
Patient Information
Surgery Type: Delayed DIEP
43-year-old African Canadian patient who underwent a left delayed breast reconstruction with DIEP flap; followed by right breast balancing reduction; nipple reconstruction; awaiting areolar tattoo.
Before DIEP Surgery
4 Years After Surgery
4 Years After Surgery
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Surgery Type: Delayed DIEP
A 48-year-old Caucasian patient underwent left delayed breast reconstruction using DIEP flap with nipple reconstruction and an areola tattoo.