What Is Breast Reconstruction?
Breast reconstruction surgery can be performed to restore them to an attractive appearance in size and shape after a lumpectomy or mastectomy. It is also an option to repair a breast damaged by trauma or a birth defect. Advanced options in breast reconstruction surgery make it possible for breast cancer patients to feel fully healed and attain natural-looking breasts after they have been removed. This surgery can include several procedures and different stages that may be done at the beginning of your breast cancer treatment or delayed until the treatment is complete. With a compassionate approach, our plastic surgery team can create a unique treatment plan for Midland-Odessa, TX patients to help restore their physical appearance and confidence. Medical spa treatments and surgical consultations at Refine Plastic Surgery are held at our Odessa, TX location. All surgeries are performed at Choice Care Surgery Center in Midland, TX, an advanced, fully accredited, and state-of-the-art outpatient ambulatory surgical center.
What Is Our Surgical Technique for Breast Reconstruction?
There are many techniques available for breast reconstruction and many factors our team looks into to determine the method that will produce your best results. Some of these factors include cancer diagnosis, reconstruction timing, whether you will use natural tissue or implants, and whether nipple-sparing or nipple reconstruction is a part of the treatment plan. To rebuild the breast, you must have enough tissue to fully cover the breast mound. Flap techniques accomplish this by using your own skin, muscle, and fat to build and cover the mound. The most common flap techniques are:
- TRAM flap: This technique takes skin, fat, and muscle from your stomach to create the breast. The tissue used to create the new breast can be detached from the stomach or it may stay attached to the donor location, keeping the original blood supply.
- DIEP flap: Like a TRAM flap, the DIEP flap takes fat, skin, and blood vessels from the lower abdominal area; however, it does not take the muscle. The DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flap moves fat and skin from the belly to form the breast mound, then uses microsurgery to reattach the blood vessels to the chest wall.
- Latissimus dorsi flap: This method uses muscle, fat, and skin from your back. During this procedure, tissue is taken from the back to the mastectomy site via a surgically created path so it stays attached to the donor location, which leaves the original blood supply intact.
- PAP flap: Another flap alternative is the profunda artery perforator (PAP). This technique takes skin, fat, and muscle tissue from your inner thigh to build your breast(s).
- LTP flap: While the TRAM flap tends to be one of the most common methods used for breast reconstruction, sometimes there isn't enough muscle, skin, and fat that can be taken from the abdominal area. In these situations, the LTP flap technique may be used, which uses tissue from the lateral thigh area.
- Composite flap: Also called a composite stacked flap, this method takes flaps from several sections of your body for breast reconstruction.
What Are the Benefits of Breast Reconstruction?
Breast reconstruction surgeries carried out at Refine Plastic Surgery can be done for many different reasons. No matter why you need or desire this procedure, our team will help you to achieve results that have you looking and feeling beautiful. Advantages of breast reconstruction at our Odessa, TX office include:
- Successful and lasting outcomes with minimal side effects
- Ability to choose between various reconstructive techniques
- Treats issues from previous surgeries
- Allows symmetry in the upper body
- Resolves cosmetic and health concerns alike
- Increases self-assurance
Refine Plastic Surgery Reviews
Leigh Ann at Refine Plastic Surgery is amazing! I received a few lymphatic massages from her during my surgery recovery! She was warm and welcoming and very accommodating when a scheduling error occurred (no fault of hers) and made room for me to be seen that day!
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Dr Brown and Lee Ann are amazing! They are very skilled and so nice and helpful after surgery.
Dr.Brown and Leigh Ann were AMAZING! Kept me informed and stayed in touch to ensure I healed properly and answered all my questions!
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Reclaim Your Self-Confidence
While the breast reconstruction process can be lengthy, it's probably one of the most beneficial procedures for our Odessa, TX patients at Refine Plastic Surgery. It can help decrease the emotional and physical impact of breast cancer treatment while also allowing you to reclaim your self-confidence and figure. If you have breast cancer, have had trauma to the chest, or were born with a defect that affects the look of your breasts, we invite you to call our Odessa, TX practice and schedule your consultation with our expert team.