Breast Reconstruction Photos & Personal Stories

The following stories were written by remarkable women who wanted to share their experience to benefit others. Powerful words and photos will take you through their brave journeys.

	MARGARET (updated December 2011) age 48 Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies, DIEP flaps
	KAREN (updated December 2011) age 45 Areola-sparing Mastectomies, DIEP flaps
	SUZANNE (updated December 2011) age 50 Skin-sparing Mastectomies, TUG flaps
	LOLA (updated March 2011) age 55 Latissimus Dorsi Flaps After Skin-sparing Mastectomies
	LORRAINE (updated March 2011) age 68 DIEP Flap to Correct Capsular Contracture
	JENNIFER (updated March 2011) age 65 DIEP Flap and SIEA Flap, Prior Mastectomies and Radiation
	PAULINE (updated March 2011) age 55 Left DIEP Flap, Right Breast Lift
	KATHY (updated March 2011) age 54 BRCA Gene, Prophylactic Mastectomies, Muscle-sparing Free TRAM Flaps
	SUNSHINE (updated February 2010) age 50 BRCA Gene, Prophylactic Nipple-sparing Mastectomies, One-step Direct-to-implant and AlloDerm®
	CAROLE (updated February 2010) age 60 Implants after Tissue Expanders and AlloDerm®
	SHAVONNE (updated December 2009) age 65 Free TRAM Flap after Implant Removal and Capsulectomy
	MONIKA (updated November 2009) age 33 Muscle-sparing Free TRAM Flaps After Skin-sparing Mastectomies
	LAURA (updated September 2009) age 43 Latissimus Flaps and Implants After Skin-sparing Mastectomies
	SAMI (updated August 2009) age 44 SIEA Flap After Skin-sparing Mastectomy
	KRISTINA (updated July 2009) age 32 BRCA Gene, Muscle-sparing Free TRAM Flaps After Prophylactic Skin-sparing Mastectomies
	ANNIE (updated April 2009) age 45 Prophylactic Mastectomies, Tissue Expanders and AlloDerm®
	JOSEPHINE (updated March 2009) age 31 While Pregnant, Tissue Expanders and AlloDerm®
	DORIS (updated December 2008) age 71 Left DIEP Flap, Right Muscle-sparing Free TRAM Flap
	MICHELLE (updated April 2008) age 35 Bilateral Tissue Expanders and AlloDerm®
	PAMELA (updated February 2008) age 41 Metastatic Breast Cancer, Free TRAM Flap
	BETH (updated November 2007) age 41 Lumpectomy Defect and Radiation, Latissimus Dorsi and Implants
	DONNA (updated October 2007) age 47 Left Free TRAM Flap, Right Latissimus Dorsi and Implant
	GRACE ANN (updated October 2007) Age 52 Lumpectomy Defect and Radiation, DIEP Flap

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