Nipple-sparing mastectomy & DIEP: what, why, when and how
Join me as I sit down with Dr Joe Dusseldorp, Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon, to talk in detail about nipple-sparing mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction after breast cancer surgery.
We talk about:
What the procedure is
How it's done
Why it may be appropriate for a patient
When it can be done – immediate or delayed?
What can impact results
If it increases risk of DIEP flap failure
Nipple sensation
And Dr Joe kindly answers questions that our breast cancer community asked me to put to him about nipple-sparing options after a mastectomy!
To help you understand this procedure fully, Dr Joe refers to other topics that we've talked about on the podcast in more detail - I’ve linked to previous episodes about those topics, below.
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