Nipple-sparing mastectomy & DIEP: what, why, when and how
Rewritten Me · Luan Lawrenson-Woods
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Show Notes
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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Links for this show:
- Dr Joe talking DIEP strategies
- Niki Crillo & nipple prosthetics
- Dr Matt & nipple reconstruction
- Bloom43 device to support healing
Where you can find Dr Joe:
Where you can find Luan:
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The information in this podcast does not constitute medical advice. For personalised medical advice you should seek a consult with a FRACS qualified surgeon or equally qualified surgeon in your country.
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