Before & After Photo Gallery - Breast Reconstruction with Latissimus Dorsi Flaps (reconstruction of breast with back muscle and fat) - Patient 3
LD flap with no implant (totally autologous technique) is possible in only 20% of patients for example those with a high BMI or those with very small breasts. This 60 year old had a right mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with an LD flap without an implant. A left balancing breast reduction was performed at the same time as the mastectomy and reconstruction (results after one year). She declined nipple reconstruction.Right oblique views showing the maintained symmetry even after radiotherapy
The postop lateral view confirms the excellent shape of the reconstructed breast.
The oblique back donor site scar is unobtrusive despite lying just below the bra line
