Boston, MA Breast Reconstruction – DIEP Breast Surgery – Samuel J. Lin, MD, FACS



 "Meet Linda from the state of Virginia"

In our practice, we routinely perform deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction and other forms of breast reconstruction (tissue expander/implant based, latissimus flap/implant) based reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer.  


Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction may be performed immediately following mastectomy during the same surgery or several months to years following a mastectomy and treatment (delayed reconstruction).  The added benefit of DIEP flap reconstruction is the ability to use skin and fat from the abdominal region (using a 'tummy-tuck' incision) while preserving virutally all if not all the rectus muscle (6-pack muscle) in place.
 
If you have had a mastectomy in the past or are planning on having a mastectomy in the future and are interested in having your "own" tissue used for breast reconstruction rather than an implant, schedule an appointment for a consultation with Dr. Lin to see if you are a candidate.

Dr. Lin and partners in the practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center perform DIEP flap reconstruction for breast reconstruction several times a week.  Dr. Lin and his partners together have performed over 600 DIEP flaps in the New England area.  Please refer to our full website www.bostondiep.com for more details.  If interested, our office can send you an instructional DVD regarding the array of breast reconstruction techniques and details regarding deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction.  At our Medical Center, the operating room staff nurses, recovery room nurses, and nurse in our office all work together as a unified team along with the practice.

Dr. Lin has a Breast Reconstruction Blog that he as well as others involved in the care of breast cancer patients post personal thoughts, experiences, and information regarding the process of breast cancer care and reconstruction.
 
 
Selected Breast and Microsurgery Publications

Lin SJ, Nguyen MD, Chen C, Colakoglu S, Curtis MS, Tobias AM, Lee BT.  Tissue Oximetry Monitoring in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction Decreases Flap Loss and Improves Rate of Flap Salvage.  Accepted, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery August 2010.
 
Lee, Bernard T. M.D.; Yueh, Janet H. B.A.; Chen, Chen M.S.; Lin, Samuel J. M.D.; Tobias, Adam M. M.D.; Slavin, Sumner A. M.D.  Establishment of Perforator Flap Programs for Breast Reconstruction: The New England Program Experience. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: November 2009 - 124(5). pp 1410-1418.
 
McCafferty LR, Casas LA, Stinnett SS, Lin SJ, Rho J, Skiles M.  Multisite analysis of 177 consecutive primary breast augmentations: predictors for reoperation.  Aesthetic Surgery Journal.  2009 May-Jun; 29(3):213-20.
 
Lin SJ, Rabie A, Yu P.  Designing the Anterolateral Thigh Flap without Preoperative Doppler or Imaging.  Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.  2009 Aug 11.

Lee BT, Chen C, Yueh JH, Nguyen MD, Lin SJ, Tobias AM.  Computer-based Learning Module Increases Shared Decision Making in Breast Reconstruction.  Annals of Surgical Oncology.  2010 Mar;17(3):738-43.

Lee BT, Chen C Nguyen MD, Lin SJ, Tobias A.  A New Classification System for Muscle and Nerve Preservation in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction.  Microsurgery 2010. 00;30(2):85-90.

Lee BT, Matsui A, Hutteman M, Lin SJ, Winer JH, Laurence RG, Frangioni JV.  Intraoperative Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging in Perforator Flap Reconstruction: Current Research and Early Clinical Experience.  J Reconstr Microsurg.  2010 Jan;26(1):59-65.