DIEP Flap

The entire breast mound can be recreated without the use of an implant. The DIEP flap procedure is a completely muscle-sparing operation and does not move the core strength muscles of the abdomen (the rectus abdomnimus). Therefore, abdominal wall/core strength is preserved.

DIEP is a free flap procedure, during which the skin and fat of the lower abdomen are detached from their main blood supply and reattach to blood vessels in the chest using a microscope.

This complex flap procedure requires a 3-4-day hospital stay during which the circulation to the flap is closely monitored. You will be placed on mild blood thinning medications while you recover.