Category: Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
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Before and after: Lateral Intercostal Artery Perforator Flap for Partial Breast Reconstruction after Invasive Ductal Carcinoma with DCIS
Lateral Intercostal Artery Perforator Flap for Partial Breast Reconstruction after Invasive Ductal Carcinoma with DCIS Patient presentation at a glance A patient presented with screen-detected microcalcifications in the right breast. Biopsy demonstrated invasive ductal carcinoma with an extensive component of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). As the area requiring excision represented more than one-quarter of…
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Volume replacement from your own tissue — no muscle sacrificed.
The LICAP flap explained Partial breast reconstruction with local flaps is a technique to reconstruct your breast after cancer surgery without leaving a deformity. This procedure fills that defect that is left behind after removal of the cancer with your own fatty tissue taken from your side -so you keep your natural breast shape. With…
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More Than a Lumpectomy: Why Breast Reduction During Cancer Surgery Is Changing the Conversation.
For the right patient, cancer surgery and breast reduction can happen in the same operation — with the same recovery. Here’s what’s actually possible. When someone hears “breast cancer surgery,” the mind usually jumps to two words: remove it. Save the life first, worry about how it looks later. For decades, that was the only conversation…
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