Patient 3

These photographs show the stages of DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction in a woman, who was diagnosed with breast cancer after undergoing bilateral breast lifts by another surgeon.

Below is the preoperative photo.

















Below is a photo of the preoperative markings made the day before the first stage of breast reconstruction. The best vessels on each side of the abdomen are marked using the information from MRA.

















Below is the woman after a left mastectomy and a left DIEP Flap breast reconstruction were performed immediately (at the same time).

















Below is the woman after the second stage of breast reconstruction, in which a left nipple reconstruction was done, another breast lift was done on the right, and minor revision was performed to the abdomen donor site.

















Below is the woman after the "third stage", tattooing of the left nipple areola complex.