Patient D - A Tram Flap (tummy tuck tissue transferred to the chest to create a breast) for reconstruction following breast cancer.

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Tissue for the TRAM is taken from the lower abdomen - like a tummy tuck.

Severe radiation scarring in the armpit restricted the patient’s arm and shoulder movements. The scar was removed and the shoulder released surgically followed by a Latissimus dorsi flap to reconstruct the axilla.

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Patient D - On Left, a Tram Flap (tummy tuck tissue transferred to the chest to create a breast) for reconstruction following breast cancer.

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Patient D - Back scar is from the Latissimus Dorsi Flap on the Left Breast.