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Re: scar tissue
DIEP= Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforforators. It is a reconstruction method that transplants fat from the tummy to the breast, following mastectomy. It results in a natural looking breast using your own tissue. Not everyone is a candidate for this type of reconstruction--you have to have enough belly fat. My PS says he can do them even on skinny marathon runners, not sure how, but he works miracles.
You've had a lumpectomy so this wouldn't be for you. Maybe they could remove the scar you have and do some fat grafting....I'm not sure. Plastic surgeons can do so much these days for BC patients.
Shirley
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- Age 54 at dx (April '13) Stage 2b, grade 3
- ER+ PR+ HER+, 9 cm tumor one breast and <0.5 cm in sentinal node
- BRCA1 and 2 negative
- Neoadjuvant TCH chemo started 5-15-13 (4 rounds, 3 weeks apart)
- Unilateral Mx w/expander 8-22-13 (right side)
- 5/5 nodes Neg
- clear margins but close. Tumor at removal down to 2.2 cm.
- Radiation 6 wks starting 10-17-13.
- Herceptin every 3 weeks until 4-23-14
- DIEP/Mastopexy 10-8-14, U of WA
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