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Can fat graft totally reconstruct a breast?
May 23, 2023
May 22, 2023
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Can fat graft totally reconstruct a breast?

Fat grafting is a useful technique, but can it ever be used to completely reconstruct a breast after a mastectomy for cancer?

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Framing Bias in breast reconstruction
January 8, 2023
April 2, 2022
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Framing Bias in breast reconstruction

For better or worse, breast reconstruction choices are heavily influenced by the information presented to patients by their surgeons and nurses.

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Breast Reconstruction Myths
January 8, 2023
May 5, 2019
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Breast Reconstruction Myths

There are so many different things we hear repeated time and again about breast reconstruction. We hear about long procedures, the pain, the recovery, the

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Breast Reconstruction in Australia
January 8, 2023
November 13, 2018
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Breast Reconstruction in Australia

Breast cancer diagnoses continue to increase. Recent Australian data have shown that the rates of diagnosis of early forms of breast cancer in...

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How do we increase awareness about breast reconstruction options
January 8, 2023
November 1, 2018
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

How do we increase awareness about breast reconstruction options

Breast Reconstruction in Adelaide - Access the full range of breast reconstruction options is by consulting a Specialist Plastic Surgeon.

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What is the cost of breast reconstruction?
January 8, 2023
May 25, 2017
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

What is the cost of breast reconstruction?

What are the costs of breast reconstruction in Australia? It is a question worth asking.

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Hybrid Breast Reconstruction with fat grafting: The “other” option?
January 8, 2023
December 5, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Hybrid Breast Reconstruction with fat grafting: The “other” option?

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Breast reconstruction: Who wants it? Who gets it?
January 8, 2023
November 1, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Breast reconstruction: Who wants it? Who gets it?

It may seem logical that any woman who has a mastectomy would want a breast reconstruction. But, overwhelmingly, we know..

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Breast reconstruction with implants: do you need a Plastic Surgeon?
January 8, 2023
July 9, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Breast reconstruction with implants: do you need a Plastic Surgeon?

Breast 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...

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Do thin patients have a choice? What about DIEP flaps in thin women?
January 8, 2023
June 19, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Do thin patients have a choice? What about DIEP flaps in thin women?

The usual trope is that thin women with a low or even a normal BMI may not be the best candidates for DIEP flaps. Fortunately,...

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Bumps & bulges: DIEP flap donor site morbidity
January 8, 2023
June 11, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Bumps & bulges: DIEP flap donor site morbidity

DIEP flaps are the gold standard against which all other breast reconstruction should be measured. The “best” breast may be the goal, but...

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What’s driving trends in breast cancer reconstruction?
December 20, 2022
April 17, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

What’s driving trends in breast cancer reconstruction?

A diagnosis of cancer is a life changing moment. One of the main goals of breast reconstruction is to allow the restoration of normality...

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Seeing is believing.
December 20, 2022
April 14, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Seeing is believing.

No 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...

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Pre-operative CT scans for DIEP flaps: better, faster!
December 20, 2022
March 2, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Pre-operative CT scans for DIEP flaps: better, faster!

CT 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...

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The Breast Reconstruction Series #7: Alternative free-flap reconstructions
December 20, 2022
February 29, 2016
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

The Breast Reconstruction Series #7: Alternative free-flap reconstructions

Options other than the DIEP flap for breast reconstruction are considered “secondary” choices, and with good reason. but...

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Microsurgery and reality: what happens when DIEP flaps fail
December 20, 2022
December 15, 2015
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Microsurgery and reality: what happens when DIEP flaps fail

I 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?

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What women want?
December 20, 2022
December 11, 2015
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

What women want?

Who is really making the important decisions when it comes to breast reconstruction?

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Breast implants: when they work, and when they don’t.
January 8, 2023
December 4, 2015
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

Breast implants: when they work, and when they don’t.

Much of the focus when discussing breast reconstruction is on the DIEP flap. However, for some women, implant based reconstruction ...

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The Breast Reconstruction Series #6 - benefits of the DIEP flap
January 8, 2023
November 1, 2015
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

The Breast Reconstruction Series #6 - benefits of the DIEP flap

The 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

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The Breast Reconstruction Series #5
December 20, 2022
October 19, 2015
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By Dr. Andrew Campbell-Lloyd

The Breast Reconstruction Series #5

We 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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