Dr. Desai and Dr. Julie Buckley, a breast cancer survivor and a patient of Dr. Desai, discuss the DIEP flap that utlitizes your abdominal tissue to reconstruct your breast while receiving a tummy tuck. The advantage of DIEP Flap breast reconstruction over traditional techniques like a TRAM flap are that no muscle of fascia are taken. Therefore, the patients are able to preserve their core strength and the chance of hernia is minimized.
DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction – Dr. Desai in the news.
