Before and after bilateral DIEP flap breast reconstruction in a 41 year old woman with an unrelated skin condition. She had previously had bilateral nipple sparing mastectomies and implant reconstructions for bilateral breast cancer. She also had a positive family history for breast cancer, with her mother passing away from breast cancer at age 39.
Unfortunately, her right implant had become infected and was removed. She wished to have another attempt at reconstruction and was excited to learn she could use her own belly fat to build two new breasts! She wanted to be smaller than her current implant size and to have a natural result.
Skin and fat was transplanted microsurgically to the chest to reconstruct both of her breasts. Follow up photos are shown three years after surgery. She feels and now looks like a healthy and vital young woman, rather than a breast cancer patient!
*All photos are actual patient photographs and are for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may vary.
