DIEP Breast Reconstruction Result Photos
DIEP breast reconstruction (deep inferior epigastric perforator flap) is an advanced microsurgical technique that is used to rebuild the breast lost to mastectomy. Excess living fat from below the belly button is transplanted to the chest to give back volume and shape. This approach to breast reconstruction is gentler than and preferred over older breast reconstruction techniques known as TRAM and Latissimus flaps.