Abdominal Results Patients Can Expect After DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

What abdominal results can patients can expect after DIEP flap breast reconstruction? Breast Advocate founder Dr. Minas Chrysopoulo and DIEP C Foundation founder Terri Coutee discuss in this video.

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[CherylBrewer-phtx]

I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago. I had my left breast removed first with an expander placed. Approximately 8 weeks later my right breast removed and diep flap done. My surgeon was phenomenal and my surgery was a success. My scar (which is almost non existent) is just above my pubic bone. My breast reconstruction as well is awesome! Hats off to Dr. Koltz!!!! Hope e made a scary diagnosis much easier to bear!!

[carylmorgan]

Thank you for this video. I will be doing my reconstruction in the next 2 months

[Scole]

You’re right, women don’t ask much about the aesthetic details about this surgery. I didn’t and now I’m hindsight wish I had) . I had my surgery last October, and even though I don’t regret the surgery and the results (neat clean incisions and surprisingly pain free post op recovery), I wish I had asked more questions about the aesthetics. My concern is the unsightly sides which looks like horns on each end of the incision along my abdomen.

[mlassiterrnbsn]

There should be discussion to discuss the distended abdomen months and years after the procedure!

[lisashoare]

2 days and counting to my bilateral diep !!!!

[sofie]

Bedankt voor het delen van deze video en de nuttige informatie.

[alisaaslanyan]

After Diep Flap, my abdominal area is bulging, looks very uncomfortable and ugly. I’ve never had bulging abdominal, I was always flat. It bothers me. Please tell me can that be fixed?

[anitasunny]

Can you pse give us physio exercise for abdomen

[borninxaymaca]

Wish I would’ve came across this video b4 my DIEP procedure. Doctor made sure to tell me that’s it not a tummy tuck, and didn’t seem open to anything I had to say. So honestly am not thinking about going back to them for my revision…
(Any thoughts?)

[RuthMalavet]

i was left with a pucker on the side of my scar that shows through my clothes. At times you are in such a fog after the diagnosis and you don't always ask the right questions. Also it has been almost 20 years since my surgery and i am feeling discomfort and tightness in the area around the breast.

[silentgirltears]

I plan to have a diep flap after masectomy on right side and after having 4 kids my abdomen is bigger than normal. I’ve have facial palsy after a brain tumour which is permanent, now I’m loosing a breast. Having this diep flap is something I’m actually hoping to have but also loosing the weight around my belly and having it tighted is mentally helping me through this physical loss. Being a woman and loosing so much of my confidence through all these physical changes first loosing my face and now my breast has been so mentally hard for me but knowing I could get a body transformation which could boost my confidence in the fire is what is keeping me going and fighting. I would like to know would the NHS in the uk cover this? The muscles on my abdomen have split apart after babies and I would like these repaired at the same time, would the nhs cover this at the same time as the diep. If I’m gona get the diep I would rather get a whole transformation and feel mentally better about my body. Please help

[loriweidenbach]

I’m a year post op and still dealing with the infamous Ken doll and swelly belly. My PS told me to do core exercises for the Ken Doll. Will this really help it go away?

[elianaresendes]

Can a vertical cut be made for DIEP? Instead of horizontal one. I already have a vertical scar from an emergency surgery. I seen a before and after with a vertical cut and it looked so much better to me.

[LubaLuba]

Doctor would the removal of nipple without Areola safer to do mastectomy. Please what are your thoughts?

[ctorres]

Is it normal to feel something moving where the diep flap was removed. My body feels weird after surgery. It’s going to be a year in April I did the reconstruct.

[uday]

Diep breast reconstruction surgery is better or not please tell me.. because I don't know anything about this... it's good or not

[arl]

So then it leaves the question, can an actual mini tummy tuck be done at the same time?

[nickimariefitness]

Is an obese patient automatically considered not healthy enough for the procedure if they are otherwise healthy (not diabetic, etc.)

[margaritarojas]

I got flat surgery The dr didn’t explain and I didn’t ask much I am regret that I can’t carry or lift stuff and my stomach look like I am ugly a big of bump on my stomach wish I hear this before

[amayastrata]

I don’t care much about the aesthetics. I have a lumpy stomach area now which looks odd but for me and my nipple reconstruction is larger than my other real one but my issue was the mesh that was used inside on one side and because of that I can no longer do stomach exercises and had a couple of problems getting out of the bath yesterday because I have cramp like issues as a result.
I’m trying to lose my lockdown weight and comfort eating weight as a result of the breast cancer stuff so not being able to exercise properly is a problem.