{"id":2298,"date":"2008-10-31T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-31T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/breastrecon\/"},"modified":"2019-07-26T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T18:33:15","slug":"breastrecon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/forpatients\/breastrecon\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Reconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to offer the full spectrum of breast reconstruction options for patients with both congenital and acquired breast disease.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/breastrecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures\/#implants\"> Implants (silicone and saline)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/breastrecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures\/#latissimus-dorsi-flap\">latissimus dorsi flap<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/breastrecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures\/#pedicletramflap\">pedicle TRAM flap<\/a> are offered in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/breastrecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures\/#microsurgicaltechniques\">microsurgical techniques<\/a> such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/breastrecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures\/#diepflaps\">DIEP flap<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/breastrecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures\/#mstramflap\">MS-TRAM flap<\/a>, <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/BreastRecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures#sieaflap\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SIEA flap<\/a>, and <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/BreastRecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures#sgapflap\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SGAP flap<\/a>. The choice of the best method of reconstruction is a highly personal decision. After a comprehensive consultation with one of our plastic surgeons, a patient can make an informed decision she feels comfortable with. The Division works closely with the Division of Surgical Oncology and the Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Program to offer the highest level of comprehensive breast cancer care in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Division of Plastic Surgery can provide <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/BreastRecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures#nipplereconstruction\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nipple and areola reconstruction<\/a>, as well as solutions for <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/surgery\/plastic\/ptinfo\/BreastRecon\/breast-reconstruction-procedures#otherconditions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to offer the full spectrum of breast reconstruction options for patients with both congenital and acquired breast disease. Implants (silicone and saline), latissimus dorsi flap, and pedicle TRAM flap are offered in addition to microsurgical techniques such &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/forpatients\/breastrecon\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Breast Reconstruction\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80868,"featured_media":0,"parent":2297,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2298","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Breast Reconstruction - Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/forpatients\/breastrecon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Breast Reconstruction - Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to offer the full spectrum of breast reconstruction options for patients with both congenital and acquired breast disease. 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