Before and after left DIEP flap breast reconstruction and right balancing breast reduction and lift in a 55-year-old breast cancer survivor. After having a mastectomy and chemotherapy, she sought breast reconstruction in another city, since it was not offered to her in her hometown.
Skin and fat was microvascularly transplanted from her lower abdomen to her left chest to reconstruct her left breast. A breast reduction and lift was performed on the right to create improved symmetry at the same time. She spent four days in the hospital and gave herself six weeks for recovery before returning to work.
Six months later, a right-to-left free nipple graft was used to reconstruct the left nipple, and medical tattoo created a new left areola and provided symmetry with the right existing areola by brightening the color and providing symmetry.
Follow up photos are shown 7 years after surgery. Even in her sixties, she still feels great and is so happy with her decision to have breast reconstruction.
*All photos are actual patient photographs and are for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may vary.
