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Other types of breast reconstruction

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Other types of breast reconstruction that use tissue from other parts of the body include:

  • skin and fat from the stomach (DIEP flap)
  • tissue from the buttocks (buttock transfer or free gluteal flap)
  • tissue from the other breast (breast sharing reconstruction).

In general, the advantages and disadvantages of these types of reconstruction are similar to those listed for the TRAM flap and back-muscle transfer reconstructions.
Last Updated on Friday, 11 September 2009 22:18  

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