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2. DIEP flap - Wikipedia

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   DIEP flap reconstruction is procedure that reconstructs breasts after a single or double mastectomy due to breast cancer. Length of surgery/hospital stay: A DIEP flap reconstruction surgery takes about six to eight hours on average. [1] If the mastectomy is performed during the same procedure, the length of time will be hours longer.

3. Breast reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Breast reconstruction is the surgical process of rebuilding the shape and look of a breast, most commonly in women who have had surgery to treat breast cancer. It involves using autologous tissue, prosthetic implants, or a combination of both with the goal of reconstructing a natural-looking breast.

4. Free flap breast reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Free-flap breast reconstruction is a type of autologous-tissue breast reconstruction applied after mastectomy for breast cancer, without the emplacement of a breast implant prosthesis. As a type of plastic surgery, the free-flap procedure for breast reconstruction employs tissues, harvested from another part of the woman's body, to create a ...

5. What it's like to have a single mastectomy - AOL

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   Gagnon, who opted to not have reconstruction, says she stuck with having a unilateral mastectomy because a double was not medically necessary, and because none of the reasons for removing both ...

6. Why Kathy Bates decided not to have reconstruction surgery ...

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   Kathy Bates is opening up about her decision to forgo reconstruction surgery after undergoing a double mastectomy following a 2012 breast cancer diagnosis.. The "Matlock" star, 76, explained on ...

7. No breasts, no regrets for Wichita breast cancer survivor - AOL

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8. Chest reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Chest reconstruction may be performed in cases of gynecomastia and gender dysphoria. People may pursue chest reconstruction, also known as top surgery , as part of transitioning . The removal of breast tissue in chest reconstruction is a type of mastectomy called a subcutaneous (under the skin) mastectomy.

9. Duchess of York helps launch breast cancer campaign during ...

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   Earlier this year, the 64-year-old underwent an eight-hour single mastectomy operation and reconstruction after discovering she had an early form of breast cancer during a routine mammogram, which ...