For women who have undergone mastectomy for breast cancer, breast reconstruction using the abdominal "DIEP flap" provides good long-term quality of life (QOL)—similar to that of women without breast ...

The DIEP flap operation lasts six hours, more or less, and often is done at the same time as the mastectomy. It requires three to four days of recovery in the hospital, followed by six weeks at home.

A new microsurgery by plastic surgeons called the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap procedure can offer women seeking breast reconstruction after a mastectomy some of the advantages of a ...

(04-09) 15:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO-- When Lori MacKenzie was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2010, her immediate impulse was to schedule a double mastectomy with implants because that offered ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The most advanced form of breast reconstruction surgery available is the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Breast Reconstruction surgery and CHRISTUS ...

Patients who choose breast reconstruction after a mastectomy face several important decisions. Patients can choose breast implant surgery or autologous flap reconstruction—also known as tissue-based ...

Opting for implant-based or autologous breast reconstruction should be a shared decision, with patient preference taken into account, according to two new studies using data from the Mastectomy ...

For women who have undergone mastectomy for breast cancer, breast reconstruction using the abdominal 'DIEP flap' provides good long-term quality of life (QOL) -- similar to that of women without ...