[ PRINT ] [ Printing FAQ ] About OncoLink Editorial Board Sponsors Help See Today's OncoTip Usage Statistics Virtual Classroom Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute "Confronting Cancer Through Art" is an exhibition by people whose lives have been touched by cancer. This week we are featuring artwork by: Jacqueline Kniewasser Pontypool, Ontario Visit the Children's Art Gallery This week's artwork was donated by a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment for cancer at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

OncoLink FAQ: Breast reconstruction options The following question is from an OncoLink reader concerning breast reconstruction options. QUESTION: I have heard that as an alternative to breast implants there is a procedure where your own body fat may be used to fill in a small breast. Is this true? I am too frightened of implants but wouldn't mind having my fat shifted a little. I don't want to go from a 'bearly B-cup' to a D-cup. I'd just like a full B-cup. Thank you, D.H. Maggie Hampshire RN, BSN, OCN Managing Editor of OncoLink Responds: The method of breast reconstruction which you mention is called a flap procedure. This procedure uses part of your own tissue to reconstruct your breast. There are three basic types of this procedure. They are the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous method (TRAM Flap), the latissimus dorsi method (LDM Flap), and the Gluteal Free Flap. For more detailed information on these procedures please refer to the article entitled Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy. Thank you for your interest in OncoLink.

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