Flap reconstruction is a surgical procedure plastic surgeons sometimes uses to close wounds of various sizes. During flap reconstruction, your plastic surgeon will take healthy, live tissue from one ...

The primary benefit of a DIEP flap over other breast reconstruction surgeries is that the procedure does not involve removing the abdominal muscle, which generally makes recovery time shorter and less ...

Patients who choose breast reconstruction after a mastectomy face several important decisions. Patients can choose breast implant surgery or autologous flap reconstruction—also known as tissue-based ...