Mar 25, 2019 | Ask the Doctor, DIEP Procedure
Q: I am interested in DIEP and live in N.C., but before I go any further, I have questions. I’m a healthy, 43-year-old female; married with children; I work, and I’m a non-smoker. I was recently diagnosed with multi-centric DCIS in my right breast. MRI enhancing...
Dec 1, 2017 | Ask the Doctor
This week, Richard Kline, MD, of The Center for Natural Breast Reconstruction answers your question about breast reconstruction. Question: I learned from my doctor at MUSC yesterday that I do not have enough fat and am therefore not a candidate for DIEP surgery. He...
Feb 20, 2015 | Ask the Doctor
This week, James E. Craigie, MD, of The Center for Natural Breast Reconstruction answers your question. Question: After a DIEP flap reconstruction, the top part of my tummy above the incision protrudes over the scar-especially in the evening. Is this a lymph issue or...
Feb 6, 2015 | Ask the Doctor
This week, James E. Craigie, MD, of The Center for Natural Breast Reconstruction answers your question. Question: Hello, I was wondering if you do a 3T MRI of both the abdomen and the chest before a DIEP flap? I would rather not have more radiation, because I had...
Sep 27, 2013 | Ask the Doctor
This week, Dr. Richard Kline and Dr. James Craigie of The Center for Natural Breast Reconstruction answer your questions. Q: I have been diagnosed with a second primary breast cancer in the right breast. 13 years ago it was IDC now DCIS. What are my reconstruction...
