Breast Reconstruction options (again)

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joannsend
joannsend Member Posts: 7
edited June 2014 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy

I will be having a bilateral in the near future due to reoccurring incidents of DCIS.  I've found out I don't have enough "fat" to do a DIEP.  Options now are some type of flap with expanders or flaps with immediate reconstruction using implants.  Looking for experiences with the different flap procedures along with expanders vs immediate implants after the surgery.  NO MUSCLE (TRAMS?).

Also, experiences with some one in the SF/Bay area?

Best to all of you.

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  • hrf
    hrf Member Posts: 3,225
    edited November 2009

    Check out the website of the doctors in NOLA. They do something called a "stacked DIEP" for women who don't have enough "fat" to do a regular DIEP.

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  • Erica3681
    Erica3681 Member Posts: 1,916
    edited November 2009

    If you post your question on the Breast Reconstruction forum you'll get many more answers. This forum is for women who have chosen not to have reconstruction or are considering not reconstructing.

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