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24 Σεπ 2024 · Research published in 2017 shows that DIEP flap surgery is safe and the risk for complications is low. When both breasts are reconstructed, the risks slightly increase. Surgical risks include: Because your donor site does not have skin similar to a nipple, you and your surgeon may decide on: Your new breast and nipple may have decreased sensation.
28 Δεκ 2022 · Abdomen (DIEP flap). A newer procedure, deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap, is similar to an msTRAM flap, but only skin and fat are removed. Most of the abdominal muscle is left in place and minimal muscle tissue is taken to form the new breast mound.
Our findings indicate that safety and satisfaction following abdominally based breast reconstruction depend on flap type and patient characteristics. When possible, DIEP or muscle-sparing fTRAM flaps should be performed for obese patients to decrease the risk of abdominal bulge/hernia.
18 Σεπ 2023 · While DIEP flap reconstruction is considered a safe, life-affirming procedure for many women, there are potential risks and complications, as with all surgical procedures. Risks may be higher for patients with other health conditions that could affect healing.
18 Αυγ 2022 · What are the risks of DIEP flap surgery? Complications from DIEP flap surgery aren’t common, but they can include: Hernia: Sometimes, part of an intestine can bulge through a weak spot in your belly muscles after this surgery. Lumps: Firm scar tissue may form in the reconstructed breast and feel like a lump. The lump may go away on its own or ...
Postmastectomy reconstruction using a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is increasingly being performed in patients with breast cancer. The procedure induces extensive tissue trauma, and it has been hypothesized that the release of growth factors, angiogenic agonists and immunomodulating factors may reactivate dormant micrometastasis.
6 ημέρες πριν · Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is a type of breast reconstruction surgery that uses a woman’s own abdominal fat, skin, and blood vessels to rebuild the breast or breasts after mastectomy.
