DIEP Reconstuction

preeti
preeti Member Posts: 9
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hi,
Any recomendations on who does this kind of reconstruction here in Texas or LA

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  • tlmac
    tlmac Member Posts: 272 Member
    #2
    Not sure how close you are to Houston but, according to all reports, M.D. Anderson is #1 in breast cancer research and treatment. The number of reconstructive procedures done would certainly be high. There's another resonstructive alternative called the GAP flap. It utilizes tissue and fat from the upper buttock, instead of the abdomen, originally developed for women with insufficient stomach fat or with scars that preclude the abdomen as a donor site. It would also put the additional scar across your lower back region instead of your abdomen. From what I've read, relatively little fat is required from this area to build a nice size breast and recovery times are slightly shorter than with the TRAN flap. I try to keep current on my options should I get to the point where I am ready to consider additional surgery. Good luck with your choice and let us know about your results.
  • wingingit
    wingingit Member Posts: 48
    #3
    Hi, preeti!
    I had the DIEP reconstruction in Texas. I have e-mailed you through this site (accessed on the CSN Start Page). Let me know what specific information you would like to know . . . Krista
  • preeti
    preeti Member Posts: 9
    #4
    wingingit said:

    Hi, preeti!
    I had the DIEP reconstruction in Texas. I have e-mailed you through this site (accessed on the CSN Start Page). Let me know what specific information you would like to know . . . Krista

    Hi krista thanks for responding.Can you give the name of the Surgeon and the place . I tried contacting MD anderson through their contact service filled an on lineinfo but no one has contacted me. my mind is swaying back and forth between implants/and this DIEP procedure. are you in pain from the donor site, scar tissue, infection any problems. Thanks Preeti

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