A breast cancer diagnosis takes both an emotional and physical toll on a patient. And when women undergo a double mastectomy, they may have concerns about their appearance or feelings of inadequacy. A ...

A surgical flap procedure using tissue from the glutes can improve blood flow and provide reliable healing of sacral pressure ulcers, according to a Chinese study. Researchers observed 20 patients, ...

The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. On June ...

DIEP flap is a breast reconstruction procedure that uses tissue from the lower abdomen to make a new breast mound. The delicate blood vessels called deep inferior epigastric perforators (DIEP) are ...

Autologous breast reconstruction techniques are classified into different types based on the composition of flaps and the source of the tissue. TRAM refers to the transverse rectus abdominis muscle ...

A popular type of breast reconstruction surgery might soon be hard for cancer patients to access. The procedure, called DIEP flap, involves harvesting fat from a patient's abdomen to make a breast.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LASIK with a thin flap is a safe technique to correct myopic defects, according to a group of researchers. The ...

The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or DIEP flap is a microsurgical technique in which blood vessels, skin and fat are taken from the lower abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast(s).