Reconstruction with abdominal flap DIEP

It is a reconstructive surgical technique with the patient's own tissues where the skin and abdominal fat are collected in the region between the navel and the pubis. The term DIEP (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator) indicates the blood vessels that guarantee the flow of blood to the flap, which are taken by preserving the muscles of the abdomen and reconnecting them to the vascular system of the internal mammary. The result is a reconstructed breast with a natural appearance. microchirurgiamammella.it
After a "total mastectomy" with removal of the mammary skin, the reconstructed breast with the DIEP flap, although with a reduced sensitivity, due to its naturalness is favorably accepted by the patients, recovering a quality of life very close to the one preceding the intervention surgical. In the case of a conservative operation of the skin and of the nipple-areola complex (nipple-sparing), sensitivity is also recovered over time.