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Breast Reconstruction

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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

Video preview image: 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.

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