Implant & flap Reconstruction Procedures

IMPLANT RECONSTRUCTION

Implant reconstruction can provide beautiful and natural-looking breasts. This approach utilizes the same type of implants used for breast augmentation. The implants can be made of either saline or silicone gel, depending on your desired results. The size of these implants can be customized to suit your body goals and can be used to improve the proportions of your body to enhance its appeal.

Implant reconstruction can be an extensive but very rewarding process. In some cases, there is not enough tissue present to cover the implant. In order to ensure that there is enough skin tissue, a tissue expander is placed in the breast. The tissue expander is gradually filled with saline solution over the course of several months to create space for the implant. Once the tissue expander has reached a size equivalent to that of your actual implant, the expander is removed and replaced with your breast implant. This approach requires a minimum of two surgeries but provides you with breasts that have a natural appeal.

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RECONSTRUCTION WITH NATURAL TISSUE

Flap reconstruction offers the unique benefit of using your body’s own natural tissue to replace the breast tissue that has been lost. Fat, skin, and sometimes muscle tissue are harvested from a donor site located on your body, typically the belly, back, thighs, or buttocks. The harvested flap of tissue is molded into your desired breast shape, placed in the breast area, and then stitched in place.

Flap reconstruction comes with a number of benefits. The most notable of these is the longevity of the results it provides. By using your body’s own natural tissue, the tissue used for your new breasts can attach to the blood supply, allowing the tissue to thrive in its new location for years and in many cases for life. The use of natural tissue also provides natural-looking results that feel like your normal breasts.

In some flap reconstruction cases, a combination of flap reconstruction and implants is used, which requires the use of tissue expanders. This is commonly done when the patient desires a significantly larger breast size or if the patient does not have enough natural body tissue for the procedure.