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harrie · 03-23-2014, 07:08 PM

My end result with my DIEP is that rt side is about 1 cm lower then my lt side. My plastic surgeon, who is a perfectionist, said he could correct it with another surgery. I opted to leave it all as it. It is not noticeable unless I stand in front of the mirror and stare at it. I am fine with the way it is and preferred not to undergo another surgery. I am told most people with natural breasts do not have perfectly symmetrical breasts anyways.

03-23-2014, 07:08 PM	#9
harrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 1,867	Re: DIEP Flap Peeps/surgery/questions as usual My end result with my DIEP is that rt side is about 1 cm lower then my lt side. My plastic surgeon, who is a perfectionist, said he could correct it with another surgery. I opted to leave it all as it. It is not noticeable unless I stand in front of the mirror and stare at it. I am fine with the way it is and preferred not to undergo another surgery. I am told most people with natural breasts do not have perfectly symmetrical breasts anyways. __________________ * MARYANNE * aka HARRIECANARIE 1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads 1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen 2006: BRCA 2 positive Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm) Grade: intermediate sentinal node biopsy: neg HER2/neu amplified 4.7 ER+/PR+ TOPO II neg Oncotype dx 20 Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction oophorectomy 2007: 6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07 Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr Femara