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• Who is a Candidate for Breast Reconstruction?
• What is the Difference Between Immediate and Delayed - Breast Reconstruction?
• Goals of Breast Reconstruction
• Breast Reconstruction Starts with Your Mastectomy

• Breast Reconstruction Procedures
• Tissue Expander to Saline/Silicone-Filled Implant
• Temporary Saline-Filled Spacer to Permanent Saline/Silicone-Filled Breast Implant
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• Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap+/- Saline/Silicone-Filled Breast Implant
• Tram Flap (Transverse Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous Flap)
• Free-TRAM Flap (Free-Transverse Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous Flap)
• DIEP Flap (Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap
• Bi-Pedicle or "Stacked" DIEP Flap
• SIEA Flap (Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap)
• Bi-Pedicle or "Stacked" SIEA Flap
• SGAP Flap (Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap)
• IGAP Flap (Inferior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap)
• TUG Myocutaneous Flap (Transverse Upper Gracillis Myocutaneous Flap)
• TUG Perforator Flap (Transverse Upper Gracillis Perforator Flap)
• TDAP Flap (Thorocodorsal Artery Perforator Flap)
• ICP Flap (Intercostal Perforator Flap)
• Nipple Reconstruction
• Areolar Reconstruction

• Why Choose Breast Implants? Why Not?
• What are the Typical "Stages" of Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction? Operative Time? Hospital Stay? Pain Level?
• Why Choose Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction? Why Not?
• What are the Typical "Stages" of Perforator Flap-Based Reconstruction? Operative Time? Hospital Stay? Pain Level?
• Muscles - Keep Them, You Need Them!
• Why Choose a Prophylactic Mastectomy?
• Will My Breast Reconstruction Site Have a Normal Sensation?
• Will My Medical Insurance Company Cover the Cost of Breast Reconstruction and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer?
• What is a Helper Doctor?
• What is the Dr. Marga Burn No Bridges Procedure?

• Lymphedema
• What is a Vascularized Lympth Node Transfer?
• Can One Have a VLNTx if You Do Not Need Breast Reconstruction?

• Getting Ready for Surgery
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