Case-4866 Gallery

Before and after delayed breast reconstruction in a 74 year old woman.  She had a previous implant reconstruction on the left that failed.  She required her own tissue for reconstruction and wanted to match her left augmented breast.

A DIEP flap taken from the lower abdomen reconstructed her left breast.  A small skin paddle was required in the bottom area of her breast to replace missing radiated skin.

Follow up photos are shown 6 months after surgery.  There is no age limit or time limit for breast reconstruction; so long as patients are healthy enough to undergo surgery and understand the risks and benefits of surgery, they are considered appropriate candidates.