A latissimus dorsi flap is a surgical procedure that uses part of an upper back muscle to reconstruct the shape of the breast ...

Tissue flap surgery is a way to rebuild the shape of a breast using skin, fat, and possibly muscle from another part of the body. It is usually done after part or all of the breast is removed ...

The primary benefit of a DIEP flap over other breast reconstruction surgeries is that the procedure does not involve removing the abdominal muscle, which generally makes recovery time shorter and less ...

The DIEP — or deep inferior epigastric perforator — flap is named for the blood vessel that runs through the abdominal muscle. According to breastcancer.org, this surgery requires surgeons ...

Of the 34 complication sites, 12 were managed with drainage or excision and 22 with muscle flap surgery, 10 of which failed less aggressive therapy. Muscle flaps included the gracilis (n = 19 ...

THE country’s leading medical institution, the Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed, has reached another milestone with the successful performance of its first facial reanimation surgery, a ...