I'm not sure how much tissue is needed exactly, but I do know that if you don't have enough they can do the Gap Flap (I think that is what it is called) they remove tissue from your backside. Check out the website where I had my Diep Flap done www.breastcenter.com They now have their own hospital where they only do breast reconstruction. Wonderful Doctors, they also have a photo gallery of before and after pictures. When I went I stayed at the Hope Lodge , ran by the American Cancer Society. It is a fabulous place. Best of luck to you. Oh, I had a mastectomy on my right breast, when I went to do the DIEP flap, I had a skin sparing mastectomy on my left breast. They only removed the tissue. I also chose to have a mastectomy on my other breast , just like you, I wanted less of a chance of it coming back.
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I'm not sure how much tissue is needed exactly, but I do know that if you don't have enough they can do the Gap Flap (I think that is what it is called) they remove tissue from your backside. Check out the website where I had my Diep Flap done www.breastcenter.com They now have their own hospital where they only do breast reconstruction. Wonderful Doctors, they also have a photo gallery of before and after pictures. When I went I stayed at the Hope Lodge , ran by the American Cancer Society. It is a fabulous place. Best of luck to you. Oh, I had a mastectomy on my right breast, when I went to do the DIEP flap, I had a skin sparing mastectomy on my left breast. They only removed the tissue. I also chose to have a mastectomy on my other breast , just like you, I wanted less of a chance of it coming back.
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