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Breast Reconstruction following Lumpecomy & Radiation

Breast Reconstruction following Lumpecomy & Radiation

Reconstruction following lumpectomy can be challenging and even more so in the setting of radiation therapy. Radiation and implant reconstructions can often cause capsular contracture. When one mammary prosthesis has capsular contracture and the other does not, obtaining symmetry can be quite challenging. In patients who have repeated capsular contracture, it is often best to remove the mammary prosthesis and…

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DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

DIEP flaps are commonly used to reconstruct the breast following mastectomy in the setting of radiation. After a mastectomy and radiation, the skin that has been radiated, will not expand appropriately to accept an implant. Often the tissue has been damaged from the radiation and needs to be excised to appropriately reconstruct the breast. Autologous tissue reconstruction is the reconstruction…

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