What Is TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction?
TRAM flap breast reconstruction, or transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous flap breast reconstruction, is a surgical procedure performed after a mastectomy. A mastectomy, the oldest known treatment for breast cancer, involves removal of all or part of the breast. The TRAM flap breast reconstruction is an option to create a new breast. TRAM flap breast reconstruction is a tissue flap technique which uses the transverse rectus abdominus muscle and the surrounding tissues, blood vessels and fat in your abdomen to form a new breast mound. The transverse rectus abdominus muscle runs the fifth, sixth and seventh ribs to the crest of the pubis bone. The pubis bone is also known as the pelvic bone.
