Stacked Flap in Breast Reconstruction for Radiated Skin and to Achieve Volume
Listeners of the DiepCJourney podcast are familiar with the DIEP flap breast reconstruction. This is a procedure where the abdominal skin, tissue, and underlying blood vessels are used to replace the breast tissue lost due to mastectomy after being affected by breast cancer. This is a summary of the podcast entitled, “Stacked Flap in Breast Reconstruction for Radiated Skin and to Achieve Volume.” Introduction to Dr. Matatov Dr. Tim Matatov is a returning guest and for good reasons. He is a highly skilled, board-certified surgeon who is specifically trained in microsurgery. It is the specialty of microsurgery that is required to perform a stacked flap procedure. Dr. Matatov and his team perform these and why I reached out to him for this interview. It is important to remind readers that at Southwest Breast and Aesthetics they practice the co-surgeon model in autologous breast reconstruction. They have added new team members Continue Reading →