Breast Reconstruction
If a patient's treatment includes mastectomy — surgical removal of one or both breasts — the physicians of UF Health Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery are skilled in reconstructing the removed breast.
Frequently, reconstruction is possible immediately following breast removal, so the patient wakes up with a breast mound already in place, having been spared the experience of seeing herself with no breast at all.
Breast reconstruction: Types
Our UF Health plastic surgeons offer several types of breast reconstruction:
- Tissue expander/implant reconstruction
- Autologous tissue reconstruction (using the patient's own tissue) that might use a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap or a transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous (TRAM) flap
Video: Plastic and reconstructive surgery by Dr. John Murray
![Meet UF Health Jacksonville plastic and reconstructive surgeon, John Murray, MD. Our surgeons are highly specialized experts in the field of cosmetic surgery. They are fellowship-trained faculty at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, affiliated with UF Health Jacksonville. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, UF Health surgeons use the latest surgical and nonsurgical techniques to significantly improve outcomes and recovery time for patients.](https://img.youtube.com/vi/W7eGn1fZ3C0/maxresdefault.jpg)
Breast reconstruction surgery locations
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UF Health Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Jacksonville
Phone number:
(904) 383-1015Address:
653 West 8th Street
Faculty Clinic, Second Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32209 -
UF Health Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – JTB Kernan
Phone number:
(904) 383-1015Address:
5191 First Coast Tech Parkway
Second Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32224