Fat grafting is a useful technique, but can it ever be used to completely reconstruct a breast after a mastectomy for cancer?
Read MoreFor better or worse, breast reconstruction choices are heavily influenced by the information presented to patients by their surgeons and nurses.
Read MoreThere are so many different things we hear repeated time and again about breast reconstruction. We hear about long procedures, the pain, the recovery, the
Read MoreBreast cancer diagnoses continue to increase. Recent Australian data have shown that the rates of diagnosis of early forms of breast cancer in...
Read MoreBreast Reconstruction in Adelaide - Access the full range of breast reconstruction options is by consulting a Specialist Plastic Surgeon.
Read MoreWhat are the costs of breast reconstruction in Australia? It is a question worth asking.
Read MoreIt may seem logical that any woman who has a mastectomy would want a breast reconstruction. But, overwhelmingly, we know..
Read MoreBreast reconstruction with implants may not sound as complicated as a DIEP flap, but don’t let yourself be fooled into thinking it is a simple operation...
Read MoreThe usual trope is that thin women with a low or even a normal BMI may not be the best candidates for DIEP flaps. Fortunately,...
Read MoreDIEP flaps are the gold standard against which all other breast reconstruction should be measured. The “best” breast may be the goal, but...
Read MoreA diagnosis of cancer is a life changing moment. One of the main goals of breast reconstruction is to allow the restoration of normality...
Read MoreNo matter how many pictures I draw, no matter how many photos a patient is shown, no matter how much research my patients do, there always...
Read MoreCT angiograms have had a huge impact on the way in which we perform DIEP flaps. By providing a clear idea of the position and quality of vessels...
Read MoreOptions other than the DIEP flap for breast reconstruction are considered “secondary” choices, and with good reason. but...
Read MoreI am a microsurgeon. In my hands, I believe that a DIEP flap can offer the best reconstruction possible. But what happens when it all goes wrong?
Read MoreWho is really making the important decisions when it comes to breast reconstruction?
Read MoreMuch of the focus when discussing breast reconstruction is on the DIEP flap. However, for some women, implant based reconstruction ...
Read MoreThe DIEP flap is the accepted “gold standard” in Breast Reconstruction. Whilst there are circumstances in which a DIEP is the wrong procedure for some pati
Read MoreWe are asked often why there is now such a strong push towards autologous reconstruction, and DIEP flaps in particular. This is a discussion worth having,
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