Back Muscle Flap Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy

She has had her left breast removed along with the nipple and areola. The biopsy site was removed. This is a skin sparing mastectomy technique. Her back skin and muscle were used to replace the exact amount of skin that was removed. More

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She decided that she would not mind being larger and therefore she had breast implants placed. This is an early post operative photograph. The skin from the back will fade to match the breast skin that has not had sun exposure. The nipple is always reconstructed large because it will shrink with time. The areola was reconstructed from skin grafted from her belly. No long term follow up photos are available because she does not live the area. More

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