DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Pierre M. Chevray DEFINITION Breast reconstruction following mastectomy can be accomplished with prosthetic breast implants, autologous tissue flaps, or a combination of the two. Autologous tissue…
Muscle-Sparing Free Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) Flap Arash Momeni Liza C. Wu DEFINITION Acquired amastia following mastectomy is associated with significant psychological distress.1 Breast reconstruction following prophylactic mastectomy or…
Latissimus Flap Peter Henderson Joseph J. Disa DEFINITION The principal reason to undergo a latissimus dorsi (LD) myocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction is to recruit healthy skin to replace lost…
Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction Amy S. Colwell Eric J. Wright DEFINITION Following mastectomy, the reconstructive goal is to recreate a natural-appearing breast, which may improve quality of life and body image….
Replacement of Expander With Permanent Implant Eric G. Halvorson Joseph J. Disa DEFINITION Exchange of an expander for a permanent implant is performed as the second stage in two-stage implant…
Immediate Tissue Expander Eric G. Halvorson Joseph J. Disa DEFINITION Immediate tissue expander placement is performed following skin-sparing or nipple-sparing mastectomy as a prelude to either two-stage implant reconstruction or…
Tissue Expander With Acellular Dermal Matrix Gabriel M. Kind DEFINITION Two-stage tissue expander-to-implant reconstruction with prosthetic implants is the most common type of breast reconstruction in the United States.1,2 The…
Delayed Tissue Expansion Hana Farhang Khoee Edward C. Ray Joseph J. Disa DEFINITION Delayed breast tissue expansion occurs after mastectomy skin has healed and after all adjuvant therapy has been…
