
08/15/2025
We present our patient treated with stacked PAPs and implant based reconstruction following recurrent cancer and radiation.
We take care of a lot of patients that have undergone breast reconstruction at other facilities. This patient had complex history involving left mastectomy and reconstruction with a DIEP flap. Unfortunately, she had a recurrence and was treated with resection and radiation.
She presented to our practice with significant asymmetry, a left contracted implant, and minimal options for reconstructive donor sites. Given she is very thin and the DIEP flap was already utilized we had to explore alternative options. She could have undergone a latissimus flap, but she was worried about this impacting her life and athletic activities that she enjoys.
We treated her with stacked PAP flaps with a temporary tissue expander. We used this to stretch the PAP skin and later returned to place an implant and undergo ni**le reconstruction. We present her before and after photos.