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WHAT IS BODY TISSUE RECONSTUCTION WITH BACK TISSUE?

The latissimus dorsi is a muscle in your back, under your shoulder blade. Your surgeon uses the muscle, and the skin and fat covering it, to make a new breast.
This type of reconstruction is a simpler operation than an abdominal flap (TRAM or DIEP flaps) and so recovery may be quicker and easier. Unlike the most common type of abdominal flap, this reconstruction keeps its original blood supply. So there is less chance of complications following surgery.
Some women with larger breasts may also need to have an implant alongside the tissue reconstruction.
The skin from your back is thicker and paler, so it is worth being aware that the patch of skin on your reconstructed breast might look a bit different to the rest of your chest.