Breast Reconstruction Using Your Own Tissues - DIEP flap

Your plastic surgeon has proposed to reconstruct one or both of your breasts using the "DIEP" flap technique. This fact sheet describes the steps of the surgery and how to prepare for it.

Treatments and surgical operations , Cancer, Oncology, Breast cancer

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Reconstruction mammaire avec vos propres tissus - Le « DIEP »

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Breast Reconstruction Using Your Own Tissues - DIEP flap

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Cancer treatments at home - Chemotherapy and targeted therapy

Breast Reconstruction - "Symmetrization" and Reconstruction Of The Nip…

Eating a protein-rich diet

Treating Prostate Cancer With High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy