Dr. Wheeler: DIEP Breast Reconstruction
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Case: 22764609
Surgeon: Chad K. Wheeler, MD
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Surgery: Bilateral delayed breast reconstruction using DIEP flaps, followed by revisions and fat grafting from flank to breasts, followed by nipple reconstruction and areola tattooing.
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Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
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Case: 1343
Surgery: Bilateral immediate breast reconstruction using DIEP flaps, followed by revisions and fat grafting from flank to breasts, followed by nipple reconstruction and cosmetic flank liposuction, followed by areola tattooing
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Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
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Case: 22764843
Surgeon: Chad K. Wheeler, MD
Surgery: Bilateral placement of tissue expanders following bilateral nipple taking mastectomy and bilateral placement of AlloDerm for soft tissue reinforcement of breast. 3 months later followed by bilateral tissue expander removal and replacement with silicone implants
Diagnosis: Right breast cancer, Bilateral axillary defects
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Case: 4985
This 57-year-old chose right and left nipple taking mastectomies as her cancer treatment. She had delayed-immediate reconstruction with DIEP flaps, and two subsequent planned revision surgeries (for revision and nipple reconstruction, respectively).
She is one year from DIEPS, eight months from revision 1, and 5 months from nipple creation in the photos.
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Case: 521
Surgeon: Chad K. Wheeler, MD
Surgery: Bilateral breast reconstruction with DIEP flaps
Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
Bilateral breast reconstruction with muscle-sparing free TRAM flaps
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Case: 520
Surgeon: Chad K. Wheeler, MD
Surgery: Bilateral Breast Reconstruction Using Free Abdominal Tissue, DIEP Flaps
Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
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Case: 518
Surgeon: Chad K. Wheeler, MD
Surgery: Bilateral Immediate Breast Reconstruction DIEP Flaps, followed by Revisions and Fat Grafting from Flanks to Breasts, followed by Nipple Reconstruction and Areola Tattooing
Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
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Case: 517
Surgeon: Chad K. Wheeler, MD
Surgery: Bilateral Breast Reconstruction using DIEP flaps, Followed by Revisions, Nipple Reconstruction and Areola Tattooing
Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
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Case: 516
Surgeon: Chad K. Wheeler, MD
Surgery: Bilateral Prophylactic DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Following Bilateral Simple Mastectomies
Diagnosis: BRCA 2+ Gene Mutation
Bilateral mastectomies with immediate breast reconstruction using TRAM flap. Followed 4 months later with breast revisions and cosmetic liposuction. Followed 3 months later with Nipple Reconstruction and finished with Areola Tattooing.
