2022年8月18日 · DIEP flap surgery is a way to reconstruct your breast after breast cancer surgery. You may choose to have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy (breast removal) or lumpectomy (partial breast removal).

In a DIEP flap procedure, a flap of tissue — that includes skin, fat, and blood vessels — is removed from the lower belly and used to rebuild the breast.

A DIEP flap (/ ˈ d iː p /, DEEP) is type of breast reconstruction where blood vessels, fat, and skin from the lower belly are relocated to the chest to rebuild breasts after mastectomy. [1] DIEP stands for the deep inferior epigastric perforator artery, which runs through the abdomen.

2025年2月19日 · Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap surgery, also called DIEP flap surgery, also uses tissue from the belly. It's like TRAM flap surgery, but the surgeon takes only skin and fat from the belly to form the new breast. The surgeon leaves most of the abdominal muscle in place.

2025年3月19日 · One way to reconstruct your breast after a mastectomy is DIEP flap surgery. A specially trained surgeon uses tissue from your lower belly to remake your breast.

DIEP flap surgery uses a person’s own abdominal tissue to create a new breast or breasts. Unlike some other flap procedures, DIEP flap does not remove any muscles from the abdomen—just skin, fat, blood vessels, and nerves.

The DIEP flap provides the necessary tissue for a breast reconstruction while sparing the loss of the rectus muscles and fascia. This provides the DIEP flap with significant benefits over the TRAM reconstruction.

DIEP Flap (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap) The DIEP flap microsurgical procedure is the most advanced form of breast reconstruction surgery available today. It is the preferred reconstructive technique performed in selected patients, including …

2021年9月7日 · More patients with breast cancer are getting DIEP flap or tissue flap breast reconstruction, a type of reconstructive surgery that uses the patient’s own tissue from other parts of the body. MD Anderson plastic surgeons share what to know if you’re considering this type of breast reconstruction.

One of the newer flap techniques is the DIEP flap, or Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator flap. To perform a DIEP flap procedure surgeons use skin and fatty tissue from the lower abdomen to reconstruct a breast, leaving the abdominal muscle intact.