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If the patient has had multiple implant procedures, are they still a candidate for DIEP flap or GAP flap breast reconstruction of the Polands defect?

April 26, 2017breast candidate diep flap gap Implant patient procedures reconstruction

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If the patient has had multiple implant procedures, are they still a candidate for DIEP flap or GAP flap breast reconstruction of the Polands defect?

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If the patient has enough abdominal tissue in order to make the appropriate breast, then the DIEP flap is clearly an option. In fact, not putting any further foreign material in that breast which is already scarred will give the best reconstruction for this patient.